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 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 | 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 |
|---|---|
| 2106100000 | - Protein concentrates and textured protein substances |
| 2106901100 | - - - Dried bean curd and bean curd sticks |
| 2106901200 | - - - Fresh soybean curd (tofu) |
| 2106901900 | - - - Other |
| 2106902000 | - - Powdered alcohol |
| 2106903000 | - - Non-dairy creamer |
| 2106904100 | - - - In powder form |
| 2106904900 | - - - Other |
| 2106905300 | - - - Ginseng based products |
| 2106905400 | - - - Other preparations of a kind used as raw material for the manufacture of composite concentrates |
| 2106905500 | - - - Other, composite concentrates for simple dilution with water to make beverages |
| 2106905900 | - - - Other |
| 2106906100 | - - - - Of a kind used for the manufacture of alcoholic beverages, in liquid form |
| 2106906200 | - - - - Of a kind used for the manufacture of alcoholic beverages, in other forms |
| 2106906400 | - - - Composite concentrates for simple dilution with water to make beverages: - - - - Of a kind used for the manufacture of alcoholic beverages, in liquid form |