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 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 1702602000 | - - Fructose syrup |
| 1702901100 | - - - Chemically pure maltose |
| 1702901900 | - - - Other |
| 1702902000 | - - Artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey |
| 1702903000 | - - Flavoured or coloured sugars (excluding maltose) |
| 1702904000 | - - Caramel |
| 1702909100 | - - - Sugar syrups |
| 1702909910 | - - - - - - Palm jaggery and palmyra sugar |
| 1702909990 | - - - - - - Other |
| 1703101000 | - - Containing added flavouring or colouring matter |
| 1703109000 | - - Other |
| 1703901000 | - - Containing added flavouring or colouring matter |
| 1703909000 | - - Other |
| 1704100000 | - Chewing gum, whether or not sugar-coated |
| 1704901000 | - - Medicated pastilles and drops |