G/SPS/N/THA/724  
9 April 2024  
(24-2998) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  THAILAND  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  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):  Extraction solvent for use in food production , processing aids, food 
additives  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft MOPH Notification  (No …),  B.E ..., entitled 
"Extraction solvent used in food production ". Language(s):  Thai and English . Number of 
pages:  6 and 5  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/THA/24_02417_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/THA/24_02417_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  It is deemed appropriate to establish the regulation to control 
the use of extraction solvent in food production for consumer protection. The Ministry of 
Public Health (MOPH) therefore proposes the draft Notification of the Ministry of Public 
Health (No …) B.E … issued by virtue of th e Food Act B.E. 2522 (1979) regarding to 
extraction solvent for use in food production to establish the quality and safety 
requirements including terms of use.  
Key points of this notification are as follows:  
Clause 1. The notification of the ministry of pu blic health (No. 259), B.E. 2545 issued 
under the food act, B.E. 2522 Re: Application of Methyl Alcohol as Processing Aid in Some 
Foods shall be repeal.  
Clause 2. This notification shall not apply to:  
• Drinking water used as Extraction solvents ; 
• Edible oils and fats  used as Extraction solvents ; 
• Extraction solvents use in Food additive production . 
Clause 3. The definition of "Extraction solvent" means a food additive which is intended to 
be used as a processing aid to extract substances during the processing of raw materials, 
of foodstuffs, or of components or ingredients of these products and which is removed.  
Clause 4. Extra ction solvent used in food production shall be specific controlled food under 
the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 281) B.E. 2547 (2004) Re: Food 
Additives.  
Clauses 5. to 7. The extraction solvent used in food production in this draft not ification 
shall be complied with the following quality and safety requirements:  G/SPS/N/THA/724  
 
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  • Composition of the extraction solvent; i.e. active substance, food additives, water, fat 
and oil and other ingredients shall not be hazardous or harmful to health and shall 
have the qualities or standards according to the criteria specified in this draft 
notification ; 
• For the extraction solvents contain more than two ingredients, the contaminants 
requirements are as follows:  
− Arsenic not more than 3 mg/kg ; 
− Lead not more than 10 mg/kg ; 
• The usage of active substance and conditions shall be complied with permitted list as 
shown in the Annex ; 
• The usage of active substance besides specified in the Annex of this draft notification 
shall be approved by the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA) Thailand in advance. 
Manufacturers or importers shall submit the document for safety assessment as 
specified in the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 281) B.E. 2547 (2004) 
Re: Food Additives.  
Clause 8. Labelling requirements for the e xtraction solvents in this draft notification shall 
be complied with the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 281) B.E. 2547 
(2004) Re: Food Additives, the labelling of food product which extraction solvent used 
during production shall comply  with the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health on 
labelling of prepackaged food.  
Clause 9. The product containers shall follow the Notification of the Ministry of Public 
Health (No. 92) B.E. 2528 (1985) Re: Prescription of Quality or Standard for Food 
Containers, Use of Food Containers and Prohibition of Materials Used as Food Containers.  
Clause 10. Manufacturers or importers of the extraction solvents for food production shall 
follow the notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 420) B.E.  2563 (2020) Issued 
by the Virtue of the Food Act of B.E. 2522 Title: Food Production Processes, Processing 
Equipment/Utensils and Storage Practices.  
Clause 11. This notification shall come into force from the day following date of its 
publication in the T hai Royal Gazette.  
This draft MOPH Notification was also notified under the TBT Agreement.  
7. 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.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Hea lth (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  G/SPS/N/THA/724  
 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : After the date of its publication in the Royal Gazette.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable. Comments are only welcomed on TBT 
related issues and to be addressed to the TBT Enquiry Point (Food and Agricultural 
Commodity).  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (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/  
 https://spsthailand.acfs.go.th/th/main  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
E-mail: spsthailand@gmail.com  
Websites:  http://www.acfs.go.th  
 http://www. spsthailand.net/  
 https://spsthailand.acfs.go.th/th/main