Restricted Use of Certain Substances in Foods

Description	This measure (Chapter 10, Para 22, c) provides for restriction or prohibition on the use of substances contained in food. No one shall import food in which food additive is used in excess of the prescribed limit. 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 change.
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	A22 - Restricted use of certain substances in foods and feeds and their contact materials
Measure Type	A. SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES
Updated At	2018-06-22 12:10:44

Name	Category
National Food Law (1997)	Law

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

This measure applies to the following commodities.