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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/THA/42
22 January 2001
(01-0318)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  THAILAND
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Food and Drug Administration (FDA)  , Ministry of Public Health
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  HS Chapter 1504, ICS:  67.200.10 (Animal and vegetable fats and oils)
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Notification of Ministry of Public
Health (No…), B.E.2543(2000) Fats and oils  (6 pages, available in Thai language)
5. Description of content:  The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No.22)
B.E.2522(1979) Fats and Oils dated 13 September 1979, the Notification of the
Ministry of Public Health (No.72) B.E.2525(1982) Amending the Notification of the
Ministry of Public Health (No.22) dated 19 November 1982, the Notification of the
Ministry of Public Health (No.134) B.E.25 34(1991) Fats and Oils (Amendment) dated
15 February 1991, and the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No.164)
B.E.2525(1982) Amending the Notification of th e Ministry of Public Health on Fats and
Oils (No.3) dated 19 July 1995 are withdraw n.  Good Manufacturing Practice shall be
applied for production of fats and oils.  Covers edible fats and oils such as glyceride of
fatty acids derived from plants or animals which are used as food and are packed in
sealed containers, excluding butter and margarine.  In addition, this ministerial
notification prescribes the following items:
(1) Classification
- Fats and oils derived from plants
- Fats and oils derived from animals
- Mixed fats and oils
(2) Production process(3) Quality or standards, i.e. acid value, peroxide value, water and volatile
matter, soap content, insoluble impurities, odour, flavour and free from
rancid odour.
(4) Permissible limits of contaminants, i.e. iron and copper in edible fats or
oils and in mixed fats and oils not exceeding 5.0 and 0.4 mg./1 kg. offats or oils respectively;  iron and copper in refined fats or oils not
exceeding 1.5 and 0.1 mg./1 kg. of fats or oils respectively;  lead not
exceeding 0.1 mg./1 kg. of fats or oils;  arsenic not exceeding
0.1 mg./1 kg. of fats or oils;  aflatoxin not exceeding 20 µg/1 kg. of fats
or oils;  and cyclopropenoid fatty acid not exceeding 0.4 per cent byweight.G/SPS/N/THA/42
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Licences for food registration or food labelling issued prior to the enforcement of this
ministerial notification will be valid for 2 years.
Producers or importers who received lice nces prior to the enforcement of this
ministerial notification must apply for licences within one year after this ministerialnotification comes into force.  Upon submitting the application, the former labels can
still be valid for 2 years.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
Publication in which the notification is published when adopted:
-   Government Gazette
9. Proposed date of adoption:  19 September 2000
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined
11. Final date for comments:  60 days from the WTO circulation date
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:           
12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: