G/TBT/N/THA/575  
14 May 2020 
(20-3581) Page: 1/4 
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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Edible fats 
and Oils (ICS 67.20 0) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Ministry of 
Public Health Notification, No. … B.E. …  (...) Issued by virtue of the Food Act B.E. 2522 
entitled "Edible Fats and Oils" (20 page(s), in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) considered that existing 
Notifications of Ministry of Public Health regarding edible fats and oils should be revised to 
comply with relevant Codex standards for edible fats and oil as well as tec hnologies of their 
production. Therefore, the draft Notification of MOPH entitled "Edible Fats and Oils" has 
been issued for consumer health protection and trade facilitation as follows:  
Clause 1 – Following notifications of MOPH shall be repealed;  
(1) Notification of MOPH (No.23) B.E.2522 (1979) Re: Peanut Oil  
(2) Notification of MOPH (No. 233) B.E. 2544 (2001) Re: Amendment of the 
Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 23) B.E.2522 (1979) Re: Peanut 
Oil 
(3) Notification of MOP H (No.56) B.E.2524 (1981) Re: Palm Oil  
(4) Notification of MOPH (No.184) B.E.2542 (1999) Re: Palm Oil (No. 2).  
(5) Notification of MOPH (No. 234) B.E. 2544 (2001) Re: Amendment of the 
Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 56) B.E. 2524 (1981) , Re: Palm 
Oil. 
(6) Notification of MOPH (No. 57) B.E. 2524 (1981) Re: Coconut Oil.  
(7) Notification of MOPH (No. 235) B.E. 2544 (2001) Re: Amendment of the 
Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 57) B.E. 2524 (1981), Re: Coconut 
Oil. 
(8) Notif ication of MOPH (No. 205) B.E. 2543 (2000) Re: Oil and Fat.  
Clause 2 – Edible fat and oils are prescribed food to have qualities or standards. Definition 
of edible fat and oils is revised as follows:  
"Edible fats and oils mean foodstuffs which are composed  of glycerides of fatty acids 
obtained from plant, animal or marine origin and be fit for human consumption, 
except for fish oil"  G/TBT/N/THA/575  
 
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  Clause 3 - Edible fats and oils are classified to 5 categories as follows:  
1) Fats and oils which are obtained from plant ori gin as specified in Annex 1 of this  
notification;  
2) Fats and oils which are obtained from animal origin as specified in Annex 2 of this 
notification;  
3) Fats and oils which are obtained by marine origin as specified in Annex 3 of this 
notification;  
4) Other fats and oils which are obtained from any source other than listed in Annex 
1, 2, and 3 of this notification that be approved by Thai FDA; and  
5) Mixed fats and oils which are consisted of 2 or more than 2 different types of fats 
and oils as classified in 1, 2, 3, 4, or specific fat and oils from particular notification 
of MOPH. The mixed fat and oils are processed either by mechanical process, inte r-
esterification process, or other processes to be approved by Thai FDA.  
Clause 4 - The production processes of edible fats and oils, excepted for mixed fats and 
oils shall be either as follows:  
1) Mechanical process by expelling or pressing, and the appl ication of heat only, cold 
pressing without the application of heat, distillation and fractionation by mechanical 
procedures, or other mechanical process that be approved by Thai FDA, being 
purified by washing with water, setting, filtering or centrifuging  only;  
2) Processing process by purifying of oil and fat, which are obtained from mechanical 
process or extraction by solvent, for removing free fatty acids and may be treated 
for decolourization or deodorization. It includes fat and oils that have been 
subjected to process of modification such as fractionation, full -hydrogenation, 
inter-esterification, or re -esterification by using chemical agents, enzyme, or heat 
as catalyst as the case may be; or  
3) Other processes which are approved by Thai FDA.  
Claus e 5 – Edible fats and oils shall comply with following the qualities or standards;  
1) For edible fats and oils in liquid or semi -solid form  
- Colour, odour and flavour inherent of that specific characteristics of fats and oils 
as the case may be and free f rom foreign matter and rancid odour;  
- Chemical and physical characteristics of some fats and oils shall comply with 
requirements specified in Annex 4 of this notification;  
- Fatty acid composition of some fats and oils shall comply with requirements 
specified in Annex 5 of this notification;  
- Acid value shall be expressed in mg of potassium hydroxide per 1 g of fats and 
oils and complied with the limits based on type or process of fats and oils. In case 
of the acid value is expressed as percentage of free  fatty acid, a conversion of 
percentage of free fatty acid to acid value shall comply with this requirement;  
- Peroxide value shall be expressed in mg equivalent per 1 kg of fats and oils and 
complied with the limits based on type or process of fats and o ils;  
- Water and volatile matter at 105 degree Celsius shall comply with the limits 
based on type or process of fats and oilsas the case may be;  
- Soap content shall more than 0.005% by weight, except lard and premiere jus or 
oleo stockshall not be found any soap content;  
- Insoluble impurities shall not be more than 0.05% by weight, except Virgin olive 
oils which shall not more than 0.1% by weight;  
- The level of contaminants (mineral oil, Iron, and Copper) shall be detected not 
more than limit based on t ype or process of fats and oils as the case may be.  
2) For mixed fats and oils in liquid or semi -solid form  
- The qualities or standardsof fats and oils before mixing shall comply with 
requirements for such particular single fat and oil as the case may be and shall be 
complied with additional qualities or standard approved by Thai FDA as the case 
may be.  
3) For fats and oils in dried form  
- Moisture content shall not more than 5% by weight;  
- Fats and oils used as raw materials shall comply with requirements for such 
particular single fat and oil as the case may be;  
- In case of other ingredients are contained, their qualities and standards shall 
comply with relevant requirements as approved by Thai FDA.  G/TBT/N/THA/575  
 
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  Clause 6 – Contaminants, pathogens shall no t be exceed the maximum limits as specified 
in the Notification of MOPH regarding Standard of Foods contained contaminants and 
Standard of Pathogenic Microorganisms in Food, respectively.  
Clause 7 – Usage of food additives and containers for edible fats an d oils shall comply with 
the Notification of MOPH regarding Food additives and Standard of Containers, 
respectively.  
Clause 8 – Producers or importers of edible fats and oils for sales shall follows:  
1) The notification of the Ministry of Public Health, R e: Production processes, 
production equipment and foods storages;  
2) Reused cooking oilis prohibited to use for fat and oil production process.  
Clause 9 - Labeling of fats and oils shall comply with the Notification of Ministry of Public 
Health regarding labeling of prepackaged foods. In addition, the following information shall 
be expressed on its label as the case may be;  
1) Production process shall be displayed with name of food for fat and oil, except for 
mixed fat and oil  
2) Type of fats and oils used as ingredients and mix proportionin descending 
orderswith production process of fat and oils used in mixture shall be displayed 
with name of food for mixed fats and oils.  
Clause 10 – Producers or importers of edible fats and oils for sales, whose perm ission 
issued prior to this notification, shall follows:  
1) Existing fats and oils can be sold in the market not exceed 2 years after this 
notification comes into force;  
2) Existing fats and oils shall be complied with this notification within 2 years afte r this 
notification comes into force.  
Clause 11 – This notification shall come into force as from the day following date of its 
publication in the Government Gazette.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. The notification of the Ministry of Public Health regarding Standard of Foods 
contained contaminants;  
2. The notification of the Ministry of Public Health regarding Standards for Pathog enic 
Microorganisms in Food;  
3. The notification of the Ministry of Public Health regarding Food additives;  
4. The notification of the Ministry of Public Health regarding Containers;  
5. The notification of the Ministry of Public Health regarding Production processe s, 
production equipment and foods storages;  
6. The notification of the Ministry of Public Health regarding Labeling of Prepackaged 
Foods, etc.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  On the date after being notified in the Official 
Gazette  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/THA/575  
 
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  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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