Limiting the Residues and Restriction the Use of Substances on Food
| Description | The measure (Chapter 10, para 22 (d)) provides to restrict the tolerance limits for residues of substances on food. No one shall import food containing agricultural chemical in excess of the maximum permissible level determined by the authority concerned. The objectives of the measure are to enable the public to consume food of genuine quality, free from danger and hygienic, to prevent the public from consuming food that may cause danger or are injurious to health, to supervise production of controlled food systemically, to control and regulate the production, import, export, storage, distribution and sale of food systematically. |
| Comments | National Food Law 1997 is issued by the Ministry of Health and Sports and issued the Law Amending the National Food Law in 2013. This measure is subject to change as the conditions in the country changed. |
| Agency | Department of Food and Drug Administration |
| Export/Import | Import |
| Validity From | 1997-03-03 |
| Validity To | Untill it is cancelled by the responsible agency. |
| Reference | National Food Law 1997 |
| Technical Code | |
| UN Code | A21 - Tolerance limits for residues of or contamination by certain (non-microbiological) substances |
| Measure Type | A. SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES |
| Updated At | 2018-06-21 10:39:00 |
Procedures
| Name | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Food Import Health Certificate | Procedures for Obtaining Food Import Health Certificate (IHC) from Food and Drug Administration under the Ministry of Health and Sports | Import |
| Food Import Recommendation | Obtaining Food Import Recommendation from Food and Drug Administration under the Ministry of Health | Import |
Commodities
This measure applies to the following commodities.
| HS Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 1510009090 | - - - - - - Other |
| 1511100000 | - Crude oil |
| 1511902000 | - - Refined oil |
| 1511903100 | - - - Solid fractions : - - - - With iodine value 30 or more, but less than 40 |
| 1511903200 | - - - Solid fractions : - - - - Other |
| 1511903600 | - - - Liquid fractions : - - - - In packing of a net weight not exceeding 25 kg |
| 1511903700 | - - - Liquid fractions : - - - - Other, with iodine value 55 or more but less than 60 |
| 1511903900 | - - - Liquid fractions : - - - - Other |
| 1511904100 | - - - Solid fractions |
| 1511904200 | - - - Other, with packing of a net weight not exceeding 25 kg |
| 1511904900 | - - - Other |
| 1512110010 | - - - - - - Sunflower-seed oil and its fractions |
| 1512110020 | - - - - - - Safflower oil and its fractions |
| 1512191010 | - - - - - - Sunflower-seed oil and its fractions |
| 1512191020 | - - - - - - Safflower oil and its fractions |