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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/THA/94
17 June 2003
(03-3212)
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:  The Office of Food and Drug  Administration (Thai FDA)
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable):   All foods.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   All
countries.
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Notification of the
Ministry of Public Health, No. 268 of 21 Ap ril 2003, entitled "Food Standards concerning the
Contamination of Certain Chemical Substances" (available in Thai, one page).
6. Description of content:   In order to protect the consum er from dangers of contamination of
certain chemical or semi-pharmaco-chemical or  drug substances evidently found in the food
chain, the Minister for Public Heal th is authorized to notify that:
1. The previous notification of the Ministry of Public Health, No. 250 of 7 March 2002 was
repealed.
2. The following chemical substan ces must not be found on all foods:
(a) Chloramphenical and its salts(b) Nitrofurazone and its salts(c) Nitrofurantoin and its salts(d) Furazolidone and its salts(e) Furaltadone and its saltsThis prohibition also includes the metabolites of the above-mentioned substances.The contamination will be inspected upon the criteria, the condition as well as the
analytical method determined under the Th ai FDA Notification endorsed by the Food
Commission.
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, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection 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:   The Thai FDA
Notification of 24 April 2003 (available in Thai, one page).
10. Proposed date of adoption:   -
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   One day following notification in the official gazette
(notified on 23 April 2003).
12. Final date for comments:
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority,  [ X ] National enquiry
point,  or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Authority designated to handle comments:
Enquiry point
National Bureau of Agriculture Co mmodity and Food Standards (ACFS)
Division of Agriculture Commod ity and Food Standards Policy
3 Ratchadamnern-Nok Road, Bangkok 10200
Thailand
Tel: (662) 629 8970
Fax: (662) 629 8978Website: www.acfs.go.th
E-mail: acfspol@acfs.go.th