G/SPS/N/THA/261  
 
11 December 2018  
(18-7831) 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): Cleaning or sanitizing products for food production and products  
4. Regions or countr ies 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… (…) issued by 
virtue of the Food Act B.E. 2522, entitled "Cleaning or sanitizing products for food 
production and products" . Language(s): Thai. Number of pages: 8 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/THA/1 8_6336_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: It is deemed appropriate to establish a regulation to control the 
usage of chemicals in food production or directly in contact  with food products in order to  
eliminate or reduce quantity of biological, chemical, and physical hazards contamination 
for the safety of consumers. The M inistry of Public Health (MOPH)  therefore proposes the 
draft Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No…) B.E… (…) issued by virtue of the 
Food Act B.E. 2522 (1979) regarding cleaning or sanitizing products for food and its 
production to establish the quality and safety requirements including terms of use.  
Key points of this notification are as follows:  
Clause 1. Cleaning or san itizing products for using in food shall be specific controlled food 
under the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 281) B.E. 2547 (2004) Re: 
Food Additives dated 18 August.  
Clause 2. The definition of "cleaning or sanitizing products for foo d production and 
products" means food additives intently used as processing aid for washing, cleaning, 
eliminating or reducing quantity of biological, chemical, and physical hazards 
contaminated in food products.  
Clause 3. The products in this draft notifi cation are categorized into three types according 
to the purpose of usage as follows:  
(3.1) Cleaning products  
(3.2) Sanitizing products  
(3.3) Cleaning and sanitizing products  
Clauses 4 to 6. The products in this draft notification shall be complied with the following 
quality and safety requirements:  
Composition of the products, i.e. active ingredients, food additives, flavouring agents and 
other ingredients shall not be hazardous or harmful to health and shall have the qualities G/SPS/N/THA/261  
 
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  or standards according to the criteria specified in this draft notification. For the products 
which contain more than two contaminants, the requirements are as follows:  
 Arsenic not more than 3 mg/kg;  
 Lead not more than 10 mg/kg.  
The usage of active ingredients and conditions shall  be complied with permitted list as 
shown in Annex. Quality and safety requirements of cleaning products consisting of 
surfactant for washing veget ables and fruits are specified.  
Clause 7. Labelling requirements for the products 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 dated 18 August, and the following particulars shall be declared on 
the label, such as name of food, using instruction (including product  preparation and 
direction for removing from food), precautionary statements, and first -aid measures, etc.  
Clause 8. The usage of active ingredients besides specified in the Annex of this draft 
notification shall be approved by the Food and Drug Administra tion (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 dated 18 August.  
Clause 9. Manufactur ers or importers of the cleaning or sanitizing products for food 
production and products shall follow the notification of the  Ministry of Public Health 
(No. 193) B.E. 2543 (2000), Re: Production Processes, Production Equipment, and Foods 
Storages dated 19 September.  
Clause 10. 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 F ood Containers 
dated 19 July.  
Clause 11. This notification shall come into force from the day following date of its 
publication in the Thai Royal Gazette.  
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 Health (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:  
1) 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 Mate rials Used as Food Containers dated 19 July  
2) The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 193) B.E. 2543 (2000), Re: 
Production Processes, Production Equipment and Food Storages dated 19 September  
3) The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 281) B.E. 2547 (2004), Re: Food 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publi cation , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : On the date after being notified in the Thai Royal Gazette.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 9 February 2019  
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 Phahol yothin Road, Ladyao  
Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900  
Thailand  
Tel: +(662) 561 4024  
Fax: +(662) 561 4034  
E-mail: spsthailand@gmail.com  
Website: http://www.acfs.go.th  
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:   
National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS)  
50 Phaholyothin Road, Ladyao  
Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900  
Thailand  
Tel: +(662) 561 4024  
Fax: +(662) 561 4034  
E-mail: spsthailand@gmail.com  
Website: http://www.acfs.go.th