. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/THA/201 
28 April 2011  
 (11-2183) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Standard of food contaminated with radionuclides (ICS Code 67.040)  
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 Ministry of Public Health Notification entitled 
"Standard of Food Contaminated with Radionuclide"  Language(s):  Thai and English  
Number of pages:  2 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/THA/11_1314_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This regulation has the objectiv e to repeal MOPH Notification 
No. 102 BE. 2529 (1986), dated 18 November BE. 2529 and its 2nd Edition No. 116 B.E. 
2531 (1988), dated 22 November B.E. 2531, entitled:   Standard of Food Contaminated with 
Radionuclide, and replaced by this proposed measure as follows: 
 (1) Food contaminated with radionuclide is prescribed as food to conform to the 
established standards for which the levels of radionuclide shall be detected and not exceed 
the following limits: 
  (1) Iodine-131 (131I) does not exceed 100 Bq/kg or Bq/l    (2) Cesium-134 (134Cs) together with Cesium-137 (137Cs) does not 
 exceed 500 Bq/kg or Bq/l  
 (2) Importers of foods as stipulated in clause 2 shall provide documents with every 
shipment, indicating the levels of radionuclide and the location of food production, issued by the government competent authority (CA) , or other agency accepted by the CA of the 
country of origin, or certificate of analysis from the government laboratory or as designated, or accredited laboratory conforms to the international standard, when arrive at 
the import check point. 
 (3) This Notification shall apply to the type of food, location and any country to 
control food contaminated with radionuclide under clause 1 as announced by the Minister of Public Health. G/SPS/N/THA/201 
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  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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Urgent action was 
needed following the accident at the Fukushima  nuclear power plant, the existing MOPH 
notifications are insufficient to control food contaminated with radionuclide. 
9. Is there a relevant international standard ?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text) Codex General Standard for Contam inants and Toxins in Food and 
Feed (Codex Standard 193-1995) : RADIONUCLIDES 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)   
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [X] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   T h e  
Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 102 B.E. 2529 (1986) and (No. 116) B.E. 2531 (1988) entitled  "Standard of Food  Contaminated with Radionuclide"   
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
12 April 2011 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. 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:    
13. Texts 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  
50 Phaholyothin Road, Ladyao Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900  
Thailand 
Tel:  +(662) 561 4204 Fax:  +(662) 561 4034;  +(662) 561 4088 E-mail:  sps@acfs.go.th  Website:  http://www.acfs.go.th