Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No 371) B.E. 2558 (2015) Re: Import Requirement for Food with Risk from Radionuclide Contamination

(unofficial translation) Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No 371) B.E. 2558 (2015) Re: Import Requirement for Food with Risk from Radionuclide Contamination It deems appropriate to revise the import requirement for food with risk from radionuclide contamination. In accordance with the Clause 5 of the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health Re: Standard of Food Contaminated with Radionuclide, dated 11 th April B.E. 2554 (2011), the Minister of Public Health shall announce the category, the type of food, location and country of origin for controlling food contaminated with radionuclide. By virtue of the provision of Section 5, 6(3) of the Food Act B.E. 2522 (1979), the Minister of Public Health issues the notification as follows: Clause 1 The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No 370) B.E. 2557 (2014) Re: Import Requirement for Food with Risk from Radionuclide Contamination, dated 13 th November B.E. 2557 (2014) shall be repealed. Clause 2 The boar meat, copper pheasant meat and sika deer meat originated from the radionuclide contaminated areas in Japan: the prefectures of Fukushima, Gunma, and Miyagi the levels of radionuclides shall be detected not exceed the prescribed limits in the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health Re: Standard of Food Contaminated with Radionuclide, dated 11 th April B.E.2554 (2011). The Importers are required to submit documents indicating the category, the type of food, the levels of radionuclide and their locations of production every shipment at the import check points, issued by any of the following agencies: (1) The Japanese government competent authority (CA), or (2) Other agencies accepted by the Japanese government competent authority, or (3) Government laboratory, or (4) Designated laboratory by government, or (5) Accredited laboratory conforms to the international standard Clause 3 The boar meat, copper pheasant meat and sika deer meat originated from the prefectures other than stated in clause 2, the Importers are required to submit documents indicating the location of harvesting or processing every shipment at the import check point, issued by the Japanese government competent authority, or agencies accepted by the Japanese government competent authority, or Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Japan. In case of not having documents indicating the location of harvesting or processing, the importer can submit the certificate of analysis indicating the category, the type of food and the levels of radionuclide issued by any of the agencies stated in clause 2(1) – 2(5). 2 Clause 4 This Notification is effective on the day following day of its announcement in the Government Gazette. Notified on 24 th April B.E.2558 (2015) signed Rajata Rajatanavin (Professor Rajata Rajatanavin) Minister of Ministry of Public Health (Published in Government Gazette Vol. 132 Special Part 96 Ngor, dated 28 th April B.E. 2558 (2015) 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.