It’s durian season in Thailand, and the government is reminding farmers and distributors that they’ll go to jail for harvesting and promoting unripe durian. Yes, they said jail. There’s even a minimum stage of dryness of the fruit’s flesh set by Thai authorities to discover out the freshness of each variety.
ผลไม้ is named the “king of fruit” with a pungent smell so strong that it is banned at many hotels and even Bangkok’s MRT mass transit system. While ripe durian has a singular taste with a rich custard texture, unripe durians with pale flesh do not taste good.
Selling unripe durian carries a penalty of as much as three years in jail and a fantastic of as much as 60,000 baht as it deceives the client concerning the quality of the fruit, based on Thailand’s Penal Code. Those selling unripe durians can even face costs underneath the Consumer Protection Act which prohibits sellers from offering false information about the product and carries an up to six-month jail sentence and a fantastic of up to a hundred,000 baht.
The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry issued a statement reminding farmers and sellers that they can face up to three years in jail for promoting unripe durians, adding that repeat offenders will face harsher penalties.
Authorities shall be more looking out for the unripe fruit in Trat, Chanthaburi and Rayong provinces that are often recognized as key areas for durian. For well-liked varieties, officers have even set harvesting schedules and a minimal proportion of dryness for the fruit. The Kradum variety may be harvested from March 20 with a dryness of at least 27%. The “Chanee” and “Puang Manee” could be harvested from April 10 with a dryness of at least 30%. The “Mon Thong” could be harvested from April 25 with a dryness of at least 32%.
SOURCE: Nation Thailand