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SPECIAL TALK BY FDA
SPECIAL TALK BY FDA

The Most Recently Enforced Food Regulations
Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No.390 (B.E.2561 (2018))
Issued by virtue of the Food Act B.E.2522

Re: Prescribed foods which have criteria, condition,

and method of use in food produced for sale, imported for sale or sold

The Ministry of Public Health, through the Food and Drug (B) Food produced for export;
Administration and by virtue of the Food Act B.E.2522, issued the (3) Stevia which scientific name is Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni
Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No.390 B.E.2561 (2018) and products from stevia is permitted only for the following cases:
Re: Prescribed foods which have criteria, condition, and method of (A) Stevia leaves used as herbal tea under the Notification
use in food produced for sale, imported for sale or sold. Section 6(5) of Ministry of Public Health, Re: Herbal tea;
of the Food Act B.E.2522 (1979) conditionally allows specific (B) Steviol glycosides according to the Notification of the
substances or ingredients to be used in food as required by Ministry of Public Health, Re: Food additives;
technological necessities while striving to uphold consumer protection. (C) Stevia or stevia extract used for the production of steviol
The prescription was approved on basis of updated academic data, glycosides according to (B);
Codex Alimentarius Commission, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standard (D) Stevia or other stevia products other than (A)-(C) as
Programme, and currently available manufacturing technologies, of approved by the Food and Drug Administration
which the major contents can be summarized as follows: according to requirement principles under the
Notifications of Ministry of Public Health related to a
The following Notifications shall be repealed: particular food
(1) The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No.151) (E) Stevia or stevia products produced for export
1B.E.2536 (1993) Re: Prescribed prohibited substances used in
food, dated the 28 of December B.E.2536 (1993) Enforcement Period
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(2) The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No.247) The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No.390
B.E.2544 (2001) Re: Prescribed prohibited substances used in food 3B.E.2561 (2018), issued virtue of the Food Act B.E.2522, Re:
(No.2), dated the 28 of November B.E.2544 (2001) Prescribed foods which have criteria, condition, and method of use
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in food produced for sale, imported for sale or sold, shall come into
The prescription of criteria, conditions, and force from the day following its publication in the Royal Thai
methods of use for following three substances Government Gazette, which is the 26 of September B.E.2561
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2or ingredients in food: (2018) onward.
(1) Calcium iodate or Potassium iodate is permitted only for use
to improve nutritional condition concerning iodine deficiency in Punishment
accordance with an approval from the Food and Drug Administration. Violators of the regulations stipulated in this Notification issued
(2) Methyl alcohol or Methanol is permitted only for use as food 4in accordance with Section 6(5) shall be deemed incompliant
processing aid in the particular food production as follows: with Section 47 of the Food Act B.E.2522 (1979) and thus be subject
(A) Food additives according to the Notification of the Ministry to fine of not more than THB 20,000.
of Public Health, Re: Food additives.

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