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 |
|---|---|
| 2106906500 | - - - Composite concentrates for simple dilution with water to make beverages: - - - - Of a kind used for the manufacture of alcoholic beverages, in other forms |
| 2106906600 | - - - Composite concentrates for simple dilution with water to make beverages: - - - Other, of kind used for the manufacture of alcoholic beverages, in liquid form |
| 2106906700 | - - - Composite concentrates for simple dilution with water to make beverages: - - - Other, of kind used for the manufacture of alcoholic beverages, in other forms |
| 2106906900 | - - - Composite concentrates for simple dilution with water to make beverages: - - - Other |
| 2106907100 | - - - Food supplements based on ginseng |
| 2106907200 | - - - Other food supplements |
| 2106907300 | - - - Fortificant premixes |
| 2106908100 | - - - Food preparations for lactase deficient infants |
| 2106908900 | - - - Other |
| 2106909100 | - - - Other mixtures of chemicals with foodstuffs or other substances with nutritive value, of a kind used for food processing |
| 2106909200 | - - - Flavoured or coloured syrups |
| 2106909500 | - - - Seri kaya |
| 2106909600 | - - - Other medical foods |
| 2106909700 | - - - Tempeh |
| 2106909800 | - - - Other flavouring preparations |