G/TBT/N/THA/658  
31 March 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  Thailand  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  - 
2. Agency responsible:  Food and Drug Administration (Thai FDA)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ],3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other  :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Food 
Enzyme, Processing Aids, Food Additives (HS code : 3507)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft MOPH 
Notification, B.E..., entitled "Enzymes for Food Processing"; (46 page(s), in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  Since t he MOPH Notification No. 409 (BE. 2562) issued by virtue 
of the Food Act B.E. 2522 entitled "Enzyme for use in Food Processing" has been 
published, there are certain ambiguities in the application of this notification. In order to 
remove the such ambiguiti es, the MOPH notification shall be revised.  
By the virtue of the articles 5 and 6(6) of the Food Act of B.E.2522, the MOPH has issued 
the (draft) MOPH Notification which can be summarized as follow:  
1. The MOPH notification No. 409 (BE. 2562) issued by vir tue of the Food Act B.E. 2522 
entitled "Enzyme for use in Food Processing" of 9 July BE. 2562 will be repealed and 
replaced with this draft of MOPH Notification.  
2. Based on the MOPH notification No. 409 (BE. 2562), there are certain requirements 
that are currently prescribed in this draft of the MOPH notification:  
2.1 Requirement regarding mycotoxin and novel DNA are added to the general 
specification for food enzyme:  
· In case of food enzyme originated from fungi, mycotoxin should not be detected.  
· In case of food enzyme originated from genetically modified organisms, novel DNA or 
gene materials which are the results of the use of gene technology shall not be detectable.  
2.2 A material which is used for immobilized enzyme shall not releas e toxic substances 
into food by reference to the migrati0on limit set out in the MOPH notification on plastic 
food packaging.  
2.3 Enzymes, source of enzymes, functions and conditions of use are revised as appear 
in Annex I.  G/TBT/N/THA/658  
 
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  2.4 Silicon dioxide, D -glucitol syrup and sorbitol syrup are added to Annex IV, food 
additive used in enzyme preparation.  
2.5 Enzymes used in the production of food additives and production of processing aids 
are also excluded from this draft of the MOPH notification.  
3. This notificatio n shall enter into force after the date of its publication in the Government 
Gazette.  
This regulation has been notified as SPS Notification.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health o r safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. The MOPH notification No. 409 (BE. 2562) issued by virtue of the Food Act B.E. 2522 
entitled "Enzyme for use in Food Processing" of 9 July BE. 2562  
2. General Specifications and Considerations for Enzyme Preparations used in food 
processing (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives).  
3. Principles and Methods for the Risk Assessment of Chemicals in Food (EHC240); 
Chapter 9 Principles related to specific groups of substances (FAO/WHO) updated 2020.  
4. Guideline for the Conduct of Food Safety Assessment of Foods Produced Using 
Recombinant -DNA Microorganisms (Codex Alimentarius Commission).  
5. Combined compendium of Food Additive specifications vol. 4: Analytical methods, test 
procedures and laboratory  solutions used by and referenced in the food additive 
specifications (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives 2006).  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  After the date of its publication in the Royal Gazette.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS)  
50 Phaholyothin Road, Ladyao  
Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900; Thailand  
Tel: +(662) 561 4204  
Fax: +(662) 561 4034  
E-mail: spsthailand@gmail.com  
Websites: http://www.acfs.go.th  
http://www.spsthailand.net/  
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