FDA proposes new amendments to food additive regulation
Thailand
Feb 14, 2025
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published Draft Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) Notification, No. … B.E. …. (....) issued by virtue of the Food Act B.E. 2522 entitled "Prescribing the principle, conditions, methods and proportion of food additives (No .4)".
The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) considered that it was appropriate to revise the detail of maximum permitted food additives that have been authorized, as follows:
- Clause 1 - The Annex I and Annex II of the notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 444) B.E. 2566 issued by virtue of the Food Act B.E. 2522 Re: Prescribing the principle, conditions, methods and proportion of food additives (No. 3), dated 14 November B.E. 2566 (2023), shall be repealed and replaced with the Annex I and Annex II of this notification.
- Clause 2 – Manufacturers or importers of foods for sale, which food additive contained in such food has been approved prior to this notification comes into force and the provisions of food additive comply with the notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 444) B.E. 2566 issued by virtue of the Food Act B.E. 2522 Re: Prescribing the principle, conditions, methods and proportion of food additives (No. 3), can continue to sell the existing products, but not exceed two years from the enforcement date of this notification.
- Clause 3 - This notification shall come into force from the day following the date of its publication in the Government Gazette.
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