System Approach for Food
| Description | The measure (Chapter 8, Para 18) provides the system approach which needed for the conformity assessment. A person who imports food shall strictly abide by the order, directive and conditions issued by the relevant agency in respect of quality assurance of food, labelling and advertisement. 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 | A13 - Systems Approach |
| Measure Type | A. SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES |
| Updated At | 2019-01-29 09:01:06 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 1704902000 | - - White chocolate |
| 1704909100 | - - - Soft, containing gelatin |
| 1704909900 | - - - Other |
| 1801000000 | Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted. |
| 1802000000 | Cocoa shells, husks, skins and other cocoa waste. |
| 1803100000 | - Not defatted |
| 1803200000 | - Wholly or partly defatted |
| 1804000000 | Cocoa butter, fat and oil. |
| 1805000000 | Cocoa powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter. |
| 1806100000 | - Cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter |
| 1806201000 | - - Chocolate confectionery in blocks, slabs or bars |
| 1806209000 | - - Other |
| 1806310000 | - - Filled |
| 1806320000 | - - Not filled |
| 1806901000 | - - Chocolate confectionery in tablets or pastilles |