Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 299) B.E. 2549 (2006) on the prescribed standards for some chemical contaminations in foods

(Unofficial) Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 299) B.E. 2549 (2006) Re: Prescribed standards for some chemical contaminations in foods (2nd Edition) It deems appropriate to amend the notification of the Ministry of Public Health, Re: Prescribed standards for some chemical contaminations in foods. By the virtue of provisions of Section 5 , Section 6(3) and (9) of the Food Act B.E. 2522 (1979), in which contain provisions in relation to the restriction of Rights and Liberties of the Persons, in respect of which Section 29 and in conjunction with Section 35, Section 39, Section 48 and Section 50 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand so permit by virtue of provisions of law: the Minister of Public Health hereby issues the notification as follows: Clause 1 Shall be repealed clause 2 of the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 268 B.E. 2549 (2006) Re: Prescribed standards for some chemical contaminations in foods on 21st April 2549 (2006) and replace with the following clause . “Clause 2 Prescribed that all food products shall not be detected of contamination of the following chemicals: (1) Chloramphenicol and its salts. (2) Nitrofurazone and its salts (3) Nitrofurantoin and its salts (4) Furazolidone and its salts (5) Furaltadone and its salts (6) Malachite Green and its salts Chemicals in (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) and (6) also include metabolite of these substances” Clause 2 This notification shall come into force as from the day following date of its publication in the Government Gazette. Notified on 18th of August 2006 signed Anutin Charnverakul (Mr. Anutin Charnverakul) Deputy Ministry of Ministry of Public Health on behalves of The Minister of Public Health (Published in the Government Gazette Vol. 123, Special Part 97 Ngor, dated 18th September 2006) Certified true copy Varunee Saensupa (Miss Varunee Saensupa) Food and Drug Specialist level 8 Note: This English version of the notification is translated to meet the need of the non-Thai speaking people. In case of any discrepancy between the Thai original and the English translation, the former will take priority.