http://www.fao.org/about/meetings/wgs-on-food-safety-management/en/ Challenges in Applying Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) in Regulatory Framework in Thailand. Potential drawbacks of infrastructure, trade and trust. Presentation from the Technical Meeting on the impact of Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) on food safety management -23-25 May 2016, Rome, Italy.

1. Potential Drawbacks
 Cost and Perception of Cost
 Developing countries without the establishment of
surveillance system
 Data storage
 Large file format
 Inevitable accumulation of large number of data

2. Potential Drawbacks
 Infrastructure
 Internet connectivity and bandwidth
 Power supply
 Trust
 Over-protective of data
 Commercially sensitive data
 Possible imbalanced trade opportunity

3. Challenges in Applying WGS in Regulatory
Framework in THAILAND
 Legal issue
 No regulation about using WGS in food safety
 No regulatory body has not yet been assigned
 Trade issue
 Training/education
 Researchers
 Authorized person in making decision

4. Challenges in Applying WGS in Regulatory
Framework in THAILAND
 Sustainability
 Communication issues