Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 151) B.E. 2536 (1993) Re: Prescribed prohibited substances used in food

(Unofficial) Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 151) B.E. 2536 (1993) Re: Prescribed prohibited substances used in food It deems appropriate to amend the notification of the Ministry of Public Health, Re: Prohibited substances in food. By the virtue of provisions of Section 5 and 6(5) of the Food Act B.E. 2522 (1979), the Minister of Public Health hereby issues the notification as follows: Clause 1. The following Notifications shall be repealed: 1.1 Notification of Ministry of Public Health No. 4 (B.E. 2522) (1979) Re: Prescribed prohibited substances used in food; dated 24th August B.E.2522 (1979); 1.2 Notification of Ministry of Public Health No. 93 (B.E. 2528) (1985) Re: Prescribed prohibited substances used in food (No. 2); dated 25th July B.E.2528 (1985); 1.3 Notification of Ministry of Public Health No.106 (B.E. 2530) (1987) Re: Prescribed prohibited substances used in food (No. 3); dated 24th April B.E.2530 (1987); 1.4 Notification of Ministry of Public Health No. 123 (B.E. 2532) (1989) Re: Prescribed prohibited substances used in food (No. 4); dated 15th June B.E.2532 (1989); Clause 2. The following substances are prohibited to use in food 2.1 Brominated vegetable oil 2.2 Salicylic acid 2.3 Boric acid 2.4 Borax 2.5 Calcium iodate or Potassium iodate except for use to improve nutritional condition concerning iodine deficiency in accordance with an approval from the Food and Drug Administration 2.6 Nitrofurazone 2.7 Potassium chlorate 2.8 Formaldehyde, Formaldehyde solution and Paraformaldehyde 2.9 Coumarin or 1,2-Benzopyrone or 5,6-Benzo-α-Pyrone) or cis-o coumaric acid anhydride or o-Hydroxycinnamic acid,lactone 2.10 Dihydrocoumarin or Benzo-dihydropyrone or 3,4 –Dihydrocoumarin or Hydrocoumarin 2 2.11 Methyl alcohol or Methanol 2.12 Diethylene glycol or Dihydroxydiethyl ether or diglycol or 2,2’-Oxybis ethanol or 2,2’-oxydiethanol This notification shall come into force as from the day following date of its publication in the Government Gazette. Notified on 28th December 1993 (Signed) Arthit Urairat (Mr. Arthit Urairat) Minister of Public Health (Published in the Government Gazette Vol. 111, Special Part 9 Ngor, dated 4th February 1994.) 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.