Thailand proposed Maximum levels for contaminants and toxins in food Food and Drug Administration (Thai FDA) proposed contamination and mycotoxins generally may imply a risk to human health and since Codex has established the General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food and Feed (CXS 193-1995), the Ministry of Public Health has amended the maximum level requirements of contaminants and toxins in food as follows: - The MOPH will revoke several MOPH notifications regarding the ML requirements as shown in Annex 1 and replace them with the MLs as shown in Annex 2 of this proposed notification.
- Annex 2 sets out the maximum levels for certain contaminants including:
- heavy metals (i.e. arsenic, cadmium, mercury, lead and tin);
- mycotoxins (i.e. aflatoxin, Deoxynivalenol, Fumonisins B1+B2 and Ochratoxin A);
- other contaminants (i.e. hydrocyanic acid, cyclopropenoid fatty acid, melamine, 3-MCPD); and
- radionuclides (i.e. Pu-238, I-129, Cs-137 C-14).
- The methods of analysis for concerned contaminants shall comply with the methods prescribed in Annex 3.
- This proposed notification shall not apply to:
- food additives, processing aid that comply with MOPH notification Re: food additives;
- drinking water in seal container that comply with MOPH notification Re: drinking water in seal container;
- mineral water that comply with MOPH notification Re: mineral water;
- flavouring agents that comply with MOPH notification Re: flavouring agents;
- other foods with maximum levels of contaminants and toxins that have been specifically announced by MOPH.
- Manufacturers or importers of food shall comply with this draft notification within 180 days from the date of entry into force of this proposed notification.
- This proposed notification shall come into force from the day following the date of its publication in the Government Gazette.
Products covered: Foods HS code: 02, 03, 04, 0504, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 Proposed date of adoption: NA Proposed date of entry into force: NA Final date for comments: 15-04-2019 |