. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/MYS/18 
10 August 2004 
 (04-3380) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   MALAYSIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Department of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Malaysia 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  The carcass, meat and edible offal of  cattle, pigs, sheep, goat, poultry and 
their products, and fish  and fishery products intended for human consumption. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Countries exporting the above mentioned products to Malaysia.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Control of prohibited 
drugs and drug residues in the carcass, meat a nd edible offal of cattle, pigs, sheep, goat, 
poultry and their products and fish and fish ery products intended for human consumption 
imported into Malaysia. 
6. Description of content:  In order to protect  the consumer from dangers of consuming food 
contaminated with drugs and drug residues, the Ministry of Health Malaysia has been 
enforcing the ban of the following prohi bited drugs in food intended for human 
consumption since 16 January 1998:  
(a) Beta-agonists,  
(b) Nitrofurans and 
(c) Chloramphenicol. 
 
All imported carcass, meat and edible offal of  cattle, pigs, sheep, goat, poultry and their 
products and fish and fishery products intended for human consumption must be 
accompanied by a Health Certificate from the competent authority stating the absence of 
the prohibited drugs and drug residues as follows: 
(a) Beta-agonists in the carcass, meat and edible  offal of cattle, pigs, sheep, goat and their 
products (b) Nitrofurans in the carcass, meat and edible offal of poultry and their products, and fish 
and fishery products (c) Chloramphenicol in the carcass,  meat and edible offal of poultry and their products, 
and fish and fishery products 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ]  protect territory from other 
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 8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Regulation 40 and 
Table II to the Fifteenth A Schedule, Food Regulations 1985 and Food (Amendment) 
Regulations 1998 (P.U. (A) 24/98) availabl e in the National Language and English. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:    
1. Ban of prohibited drugs and drug residues in food has been in force since 16 January 
1998. 
2. Requirement for Health Certificate from the competent authority in force 60 days from 
date of WTO notification. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:    
1. Ban of prohibited drugs and drug residues in food has been in force since 16 January 
1998. 
2. Requirement for Health Certificate from the competent authority in force 60 days from 
date of WTO notification. 
12. Final date for comments:  60 days from date of WTO notification. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
Director 
Food Quality Control Division Public Health Department Ministry of Health Malaysia 
Level 3, Block B, Health Offices Complex, Jalan Cenderasari, 
50590 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel:  603 26946601 / 603 26946523 Fax:  603 26946517 E-mail:  abd_rahim@moh.gov.my
 or zaleenah@moh.gov.my  
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Director 
Food Quality Control Division Public Health Department Ministry of Health Malaysia Level 3, Block B, Health Offices Complex, Jalan Cenderasari, 
50590 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 
Tel:  603 26946601 / 603 26946523 Fax:  603 26946517 E-mail:  abd_rahim@moh.gov.my
 or zaleenah@moh.gov.my