Thai Agricultural Standard TAS 9007-2005 Entitled Safety Requirements for Agricultural Commodity and Food

THAI AGRICULTURAL STANDARD TAS 9007-2005 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY AND FOOD National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives ICS 67.040 ISBN 974-403-356-8 UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION THAI AGRICULTURAL STANDARD TAS 9007-2005 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY AND FOOD National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives 50 Phaholyothin Road, Ladyao, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 Telephone (662) 561 2277 www.acfs.go.th Published in the Royal Gazette Vol. 123 Special Part 7D, dated 19 January B.E. 2549 (2006) Working Group on the Establishment of Standard on Inspection and Certification of Agricultural Commodity and Food Chairperson Mr. Somchai Channarongkul Deputy Secretary General of the National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards Members Mrs. Jirawan Yamprayoon Mrs. Knokphan Srimanopas Representative of the Department of Fisheries Mrs. Wimolporn Thitisak Representative of the Department of Livestock Development Mrs. Juntip Tumrongsiskul Representative of the Department of Agriculture Representative of the Department of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce Mrs. Daranee Mukhajornpun Representative of the Food and drug Administration Ms. Doojduan Sasanavin Director of the Division of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standard Policy, National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards Ms. Metanee Sukontarug Director of the Office of Commodity and System Standards, National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards Mr. Prayoon Leelangamwongsa and Mr. Natthorn Kasribut Representative of the Office of Commodity and System Standards Accreditation, National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards Mrs. Orawan Kaewprakaisangkul and Mrs. Nittaya Pirayatrungsuriya Representative of the National Food Institute Mr. Boonpeng Santiwattanatam Representative of the Food Processing Industry Club, Federation of Thai Industries (2) Mr. Krizz Chantjiraporn and Mrs. Puangpen Chayawanich Representative of the Thai Chamber of Commerce Ms. Pornsri Laurujisawat Representative of the Thai Broiler Processing Exporters Association Mrs. Supapun Brillientes Representative of the Thai Food Processors’ Association Mr. Panisuan Jamnarnvej and Mrs. Wacharawan Chomdong Representatives of the Thai Frozen Foods Association Secretary Mr. Pisan Pongsapitch Representative of the Office of Commodity and System Standards, National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards Assistant Secretary Lt. Jg. Manut Larpphon and Mr. Somkiat Sripisut Representatives of the Office of Commodity and System Standards, National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards (3) Sub-Committee on the Standard on Inspection and Certification of Agricultural Commodity and Food Advisor Mr. Charal Trinvuthipong Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives Mr. Eakapoj Wongsearaya Advisor to the Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Chairperson Mr. Chavalvut Chainuvati Secretary General of the National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards Vice-Chairperson Mr. Somchai Channarongkul Deputy Secretary General of the National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards Members Mrs. Jongkolnee Vithayarungruangsri Representative of the Ministry of Public Health Director General of the Department of Fisheries Mrs. Jirawan Yamprayoon Representative of the Director General of the Department of Fisheries Director General of the Department of Livestock Development Mrs. Wimolporn Thitisak Representatives of Director General of the Department of Livestock Development Director General of the Department of Agriculture Mrs. Juntip Tumrongsiskul Representative of Director General of the Department of Agricultural Director General of the Department of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce Sub Lt. Wichian Insuke Representative of Director General of the Department of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce (4) Director General of the Department of Medical Science, Ministry of Public Health Ms. Chanchai Jaensawang Representative of Director General of the Department of Medical Science Secretary General of the Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Public Health Mrs. Daranee Mukhajornpun Mrs.Vanida Khaothian Representative of Secretary General of the Food and Drug Administration Director of the National Food Institute Mrs. Sutida Traitipworachaikul Representative of Director of the National Food Institute Chair of the Food Processing Industry Club, the Federation of Thai Industries Mr. Boonpeng Santiwattanatam Representative of Chair of the Food Processing Industry Club, Federation of Thai Industries Chair of the Thai Chamber of Commerce Mr. Krizz Chantjiraporn Mrs. Puangpen Chayawanich Representatives of Chair of the Thai Chamber of Commerce President of the Thai Broiler Processing Exporters Association or representative President of the Thai Food Processors’ Association or representative President of the Thai Frozen Foods Association or representative Secretary Ms. Metanee Sukontarug Director of the Office of Commodity and System Standards, National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards Assistant Secretary Mrs. Oratai Silapanapaporn Mrs. Nantana Posanacharoen Mrs. Usa Bamrungbhuet Representatives of the Office of Commodity and System Standards, National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards (5) As Thailand is one of the most important food suppliers all through the world, an ability to produce safe agricultural commodities and food is considered as a main aspect taken into the Royal Thai Government’s consideration. Moreover, to be recognized, equivalent, and complied with international level is the other criterion facilitating trade practices. The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has therefore agreed to elaborate a Thai Agricultural Standard on “Safety Requirements for Agricultural Commodity and Food”. The establishment of this standard is based on international standards and guidelines recommended by international organizations which are the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme (Codex), International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), and Office International des Epizootic (OIE). Additionally, the contents exist in the standard are also in accordance with scientific-based information, and importing countries’ standards and regulations. Remark: The standard title has been revised from “Thai Agricultural Commodity and Food Standard (TACFS)” to “Thai Agricultural Standard (TAS)” in accordance with the enforcement of the Agricultural Standards Act B.E. 2551 (2008). NOTIFICATION OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON AGICULTURAL COMMODITY AND FOOD STANDARDS SUBJECT: THAI AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY AND FOOD STANDARD: SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY AND FOOD B.E. 2548 (2005) The resolution of the 3/2548 session of the national Committee on Agricultural Commodity and Food Standard dated 7 December B.E. 2548 (2005) endorsed the Thai Agricultural Commodity and Food Standard entitled Safety Requirements for Agricultural Commodity and Food for supporting the improvement of the production for safe agricultural commodities and food. By virtue the Cabinet Resolution on Appointment and Authorization of the National Committee on Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards dated 19 December B.E. 2545 (2002), the Notification on Thai Agricultural Commodity and Food Standard entitled Safety Requirements for Agricultural Commodity and Food is hereby issued as a voluntary standard, the details of which are attached herewith. Notified on 21 December B.E. 2548 (2005) Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Chairperson of the National Committee on Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards TAS 9007 - 2005 THAI AGRICULTURAL STANDARD SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY AND FOOD 1. SCOPE 1.1 This Thai Agricultural Standard applies to be used as a reference for agricultural commodity and food producers to advantages of food safety improvement, trade benefits and consumer’s health protection. This standard indicates safety criteria and limits that contribute the inspection and certification schemes on the safety of agricultural commodities and food. 1.2 This standard covers three groups of agricultural commodities and food including their products; namely, plant, livestock, and fish. 2. DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this standard: 2.1 Agricultural commodity means produces or products which are obtained from the production of agriculture, livestock, fishery, or forestry, which is intended for consumption or processing to be food. 2.2 Food means any substance, whether processed, semi-processed or raw, which is intended for human consumption, and includes drink, chewing gum and any substance which has been used in the manufacture, preparation or treatment of “food” but does not include cosmetics or tobacco or substances used only as drugs. 2.3 Low-acid food means any food, other than alcoholic beverages, where any component has a pH value greater than 4.6 and water activity greater than 0.85. 2.4 Acidified low-acid food means a food which has been treated so as to attain an equilibrium pH of 4.6 or lower after heat processing 2.5 Hermetically sealed containers means containers which are sealed to protect the contents against the entry of microorganisms during and after heat processing TAS 9007 - 2005 2 2.6 Pesticide means any substance intended for preventing, destroying, attracting, repelling, or controlling any pest including unwanted species of plants or animals during the production, storage, transport, distribution and processing of food, agricultural commodities, or animal feeds or which may be administered to animals for the control of ectoparasites. The term includes substances intended for use as a plant growth regulator, defoliant, desiccant, fruit thinning agent, or sprouting inhibitor and substances applied to crops either before or after harvest to protect the commodity from deterioration during storage and transport. The term normally excludes fertilizers, plant and animal nutrients, food additives, and animal drugs. 2.7 Pesticide residue means any specified substance in food, agricultural commodities, or animal feed resulting from the use of a pesticide. The term includes any derivatives of a pesticide, such as conversion products, metabolites, reaction product, and impurities considered to be of toxicological significance. 2.8 Veterinary drug means any substance applied or administered to any food producing animal, such as meat or milk producing animals, poultry, fish or bees, whether used for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic purposes or for modification of physiological functions or behaviour. 2.9 Residues of veterinary drugs include the parent compounds and/or their metabolites in any edible portion of the animal product, and include residues of associated impurities of the veterinary drug concerned. 2.10 Contaminant means any substance not intentionally added to food, which is present in such food as a result of the production (including operations carried out in crop husbandry, animal husbandry and veterinary medicine) manufacture, processing, preparation, treatment, packing, packaging, transport or holding of such food or as a result of environmental contamination. The term does not include insect fragments, rodent hairs and other extraneous matter. 2.11 Food additive means any substance not normally consumed as a food by itself and not normally used as a typical ingredient of the food, whether or not it has nutritive value, the intentional addition of which to food for technological (including organoleptic) purpose in the manufacture, processing, prepar ation, treatment, packing, packaging, transport or holding of such food results, or may be reasonably expected to result, (directly or indirectly) in it or its by-products becoming a component of or otherwise affecting the characteristics of such foods. The term does not include “contaminants” or substances added to food for maintaining or improving nutritional qualities. TAS 9007 - 2005 3 2.12 Quarantine pest means a pest of potential economic importance to an area officially defined by importing country endangered thereby and not yet present there, or present but not widely distributed and being officially controlled. 3. REQUIREMENTS 3.1 Pesticide residues 3.1.1 The residues of authorized pesticides found in agricultural commodities and food shall not exceed the Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs). In case of persistent pesticides that have been banned for agricultural use for a long period, yet the residues still exist in general environments, these residues remaining in the commodities and food shall not be greater than the Extraneous Maximum Residue Limits (EMRLs). The established MRLs and EMRLs are appeared in Table 1.1, as well as in Table 2.1. 3.1.2 As for the MRLs of the residues of any authorized pesticide that does not appear in neither Table 1, nor Table 2 of this standard, requirements shall refer to the MRLs elaborated by the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme (Codex), or those appropriately required by importing countries. However, the residues of the pesticides regulated as Type Four Hazardous Substance in accordance with the Notification of the Ministry of Industry regarding the list of hazardous substances issued in line with Hazardous Substance Act, B.E. 2535 (1992), shall not be found. 3.2 Residues of veterinary drugs 3.2.1 The residues of veterinary drugs which are authorized for use in food producing animal found in agricultural commodities and food must not exceed the Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) established in Table 2.2 and Table 3.1. 3.2.2 As for MRLs of the residues of authorized veterinary drugs for use in food producing animal that do not appear in the Table of this standard, requirements shall refer to either the MRLs elaborated by Codex, or those appropriately required by importing countries. However, the residues of veterinary drugs indicated in Annex D shall not be found. 3.3 Contaminants Contaminants existing in agricultural commodities and food shall not exceed the Maximum Levels (MLs) established in Table 1.2, Table 2.3 and Table 3.2. TAS 9007 - 2005 4 3.4 Food additives The MLs of food additives found in agricultural commodities and food shall comply with either provisions concerning contaminants of Codex, importing country, or the limits established in Table 1.3, and Table 3.3. 3.5 Microbiological criteria Microbiological Criteria found in agricultural commodities and food shall comply with either the criteria indicated in Table 1.4, Table 2.4, and Table 3.4, or those appropriately required by importing countries which consist of: (1) “n” = Minimum number of sample units which shall be examined from a lot of food. (2) “m” = Acceptable microbiological level in sample unit. (3) “c” = The maximum allowable number of sample units in which microbiological level detected are greater than “m”. (4) “M” = The microbiological level specified, when exceeded in one or more samples would cause the lot to be rejected. Where “M” is not indicated, both of “m” and “c” are taken into consideration as judging criteria Where “M” is indicated, and the microbiological level found is greater than “m”, the total amount of the detected samples shall not be greater than “c”, and the microbiological level found shall not be higher than “M”. Where appropriate, the number of sample units taken to be inspected may be reduced; however process control systems and histories of a producer shall be taken into consideration. 3.6 Production systems 3.6.1 Primary production of food obtained from plant, livestock and fish shall comply with relevant Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) specified in certain Thai Agricultural Standards. 3.6.2 Production systems concerning handling, preparation and processing (after primary production) shall comply with General Principles of Food Hygiene and/or Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) as appear in the Recommended International Code of Practice; General Principles of Food Hygiene (CAC/RCP 1-1969, Rev.4-2003) or Thai Agricultural TAS 9007 - 2005 5 Standard on Code of Practice: General Principles of Food Hygiene (TAS 9023) and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) System and Guidelines for Its Application (TAS 9024). 3.6.3 Low-acid and acidified low acid food packed in hermetically sealed containers considered as that do not require refrigeration shall obtain from the production systems defined in 3.6.1 and 3.6.2. Also, the canning and heat processing practices shall comply with the requirements addressed in the Recommended International Code of Hygienic Practice for Low and Acidified Low Acid Canned Foods (CAC/RCP 23-1979, Rev. 2-1993). 3.7 Pest Any quarantine pest of importing countries shall not be detected in agricultural commodities which have a potential to be vectors. The commodities shall be obtained from appropriate management measures which are based on scientific justification according to bilateral agreement between the exporting and importing countries. 3.8 Epidemics Together with the requirements of the importing countries, neither the diseases identified in Table 2.5 nor those indicated in Table 3.5 are found in livestock and fish. 3.9 Method of Analysis 3.9.1 Analytical methods for pesticides, veterinary drugs, contaminants, food additives and micro-organisms mentioned in 3.1-3.5 shall comply with Codex methods of analysis. 3.9.2 Where the methods identified in 3.9.1 are not available, other methods that meet performance characteristics are appropriate to specific analysis. The method should be one of the followings: (1) Official method of analysis elaborated by national or international organizations regarding standardization, or the recommended method published that is internationally accepted; (2) The method that has been validated by laboratories employing collaborative study according to internationally accepted guidelines; (3) Where none of the methods mentioned in (1) and (2) are available, the method that has been validated according to internationally recognized protocol on single laboratory validation. TAS 9007 - 2005 6 Table 1 Plants and their products Table 1.1 Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticide Commodities Pesticide residues Definition of residue Maximum Residue Level (MRL ; mg/kg) 1. Chilled or frozen fresh fruits and vegetables chlorpyrifos chlorpyrifos (fat-soluble) 2 carbofuran sum of carbofuran, and 3-hydroxycarbofuran, expressed as carbofuran 0.1 aldrin & dieldrin 1/ sum of HHDN and HEOD (fat-soluble) 0.05 chlordane1/ sum of cis- and trans chlordane (fat-soluble) 0.02 DDT1/ sum of p, p'-DDT, o,p'-DDT, p,p'-DDE and {p,p'-TDE (DDD)} (fat-soluble) 0.01 endrin1/ sum of endrin and delta-keto-endrin (fat-soluble) 0.01 1.1 Banana heptachlor 1/ sum of heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide (fat-soluble) 0.01 1/ Extraneous Maximum Residue Limits (EMRLs) TAS 9007 - 2005 7 Commodities Pesticide residues Definition of residue Maximum Residue Level (MRL ; mg/kg) chlorpyrifos chlorpyrifos (fat-soluble) 0.5 carbaryl carbaryl 1 methidathion methidathion 1 aldrin & dieldrin1/ sum of HHDN and HEOD (fat-soluble) 0.05 chlordane1/ sum of cis- and trans chlordane (fat-soluble) 0.02 DDT1/ sum of p, p'-DDT, o,p'-DDT, p,p'-DDE and {p,p'-TDE (DDD)} (fat-soluble) 0.01 endrin1/ sum of endrin and delta-keto-endrin (fat-soluble) 0.01 1.2 Rambutan heptachlor1/ sum of heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide (fat-soluble) 0.01 TAS 9007 - 2005 8 Commodities Pesticide residues Definition of residue Maximum Residue Level (MRL ; mg/kg) carbaryl carbaryl 1 cypermethrin cypermethrin (sum of isomers) (fat-soluble) 0.5 profenofos profenofos 0.05 methidathion methidathion 1 phosalone phosalone (fat-soluble) 1 lambda-cyhalothrin cyhalothrin (sum of isomers) 0.5 carbofuran sum of carbofuran, and 3-hydroxycarbofuran, expressed as carbofuran 0.3 carbosulfan carbosulfan 0.2 aldrin & dieldrin1/ sum of HHDN and HEOD (fat-soluble) 0.05 chlordane1/ sum of cis- and trans chlordane (fat-soluble) 0.02 DDT1/ sum of p, p'-DDT, o,p'-DDT, p,p'-DDE and {p,p'-TDE (DDD)} (fat-soluble) 0.01 endrin1/ sum of endrin and delta-keto-endrin (fat-soluble) 0.01 1.3 Durian heptachlor1/ sum of heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide (fat-soluble) 0.01 TAS 9007 - 2005 9 Commodities Pesticide residues Definition of residue Maximum Residue Level (MRL ; mg/kg) carbaryl carbaryl 1 profenofos profenofos 0.05 fenvalerate fenvalerate (fat-soluble) 1 deltamethrin sum of deltamethrin, alpha-R-and trans deltamethrin (fat-soluble) 0.5 lambda-cyhalothrin cyhalothrin (sum of isomers) 0.5 aldrin & dieldrin1/ sum of HHDN and HEOD (fat-soluble) 0.05 chlordane1/ sum of cis- and trans chlordane (fat-soluble) 0.02 DDT1/ sum of p, p'-DDT, o,p'-DDT, p,p'-DDE and {p,p'-TDE (DDD)} (fat-soluble) 0.01 endrin1/ sum of endrin and delta-keto-endrin (fat-soluble) 0.01 1.4 Mango heptachlor1/ sum of heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide (fat-soluble) 0.01 TAS 9007 - 2005 10 Commodities Pesticide residues Definition of residue Maximum Residue Level (MRL ; mg/kg) carbaryl carbaryl 1 profenofos profenofos 0.05 phosalone phosalone (fat-soluble) 1 aldrin & dieldrin1/ sum of HHDN and HEOD (fat-soluble) 0.05 chlordane1/ sum of cis- and trans chlordane (fat-soluble) 0.02 DDT1/ sum of p, p'-DDT, o,p'-DDT, p,p'-DDE and {p,p'-TDE (DDD)} (fat-soluble) 0.01 endrin1/ sum of endrin and delta-keto-endrin (fat- soluble) 0.01 1.5 Mangosteen heptachlor1/ sum of heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide (fat-soluble) 0.01 TAS 9007 - 2005 11 Commodities Pesticide residues Definition of residue Maximum Residue Level (MRL ; mg/kg) chlorpyrifos chlorpyrifos (fat-soluble) 0.5 carbaryl carbaryl 1 fenvalerate fenvalerate (fat-soluble) 1 lambda-cyhalothrin cyhalothrin (sum of isomers) 0.5 aldrin & dieldrin1/ sum of HHDN and HEOD (fat-soluble) 0.05 chlordane1/ sum of cis- and trans chlordane (fat-soluble) 0.02 DDT1/ sum of p, p'-DDT, o,p'-DDT, p,p'-DDE and {p,p'-TDE (DDD)} (fat-soluble) 0.01 endrin1/ sum of endrin and delta-keto-endrin (fat-soluble) 0.01 1.6 Longan heptachlor1/ sum of heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide (fat-soluble) 0.01 TAS 9007 - 2005 12 Commodities Pesticide residues Definition of residue Maximum Residue Level (MRL ; mg/kg) chlorpyrifos chlorpyrifos (fat-soluble) 0.5 carbaryl carbaryl 1 fenvalerate fenvalerate (fat-soluble) 1 lambda-cyhalothrin cyhalothrin (sum of isomers) 0.5 aldrin & dieldrin1/ sum of HHDN and HEOD (fat-soluble) 0.05 chlordane1/ sum of cis- and trans chlordane (fat-soluble) 0.02 DDT1/ sum of p, p'-DDT, o,p'-DDT, p,p'-DDE and {p,p'-TDE (DDD)} (fat-soluble) 0.01 endrin1/ sum of endrin and delta-keto-endrin (fat-soluble) 0.01 1.7 Litchi heptachlor1/ sum of heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide (fat-soluble) 0.01 TAS 9007 - 2005 13 Commodities Pesticide residues Definition of residue Maximum Residue Level (MRL ; mg/kg) cypermethrin cypermethrin (sum of isomers) (fat-soluble) 2 dimethoate dimethoate 2 profenofos profenofos 0.1 malathion malathion 4 methomyl Sum of methomyl and thiodicarb expressed as methomyl 1 dichlorvos dichlorvos 0.2 methidathion methidathion 2 phosalone phosalone (fat-soluble) 1 carbosulfan carbosulfan 0.1 aldrin & dieldrin1/ sum of HHDN and HEOD (fat-soluble) 0.05 Chlordane1/ sum of cis- and trans chlordane (fat-soluble) 0.02 DDT1/ sum of p, p'-DDT, o,p'-DDT, p,p'-DDE and {p,p'-TDE (DDD)} (fat-soluble) 0.01 endrin1/ sum of endrin and delta-keto-endrin (fat-soluble) 0.01 1.8 Citrus fruits heptachlor1/ sum of heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide (fat-soluble) 0.01 TAS 9007 - 2005 14 Commodities Pesticide residues Definition of residue Maximum Residue Level (MRL ; mg/kg) chlorpyrifos chlorpyrifos 0.5 cypermethrin cypermethrin (sum of isomers) (fat-soluble) 0.2 carbofuran sum of carbofuran, and 3-hydroxycarbofuran, expressed as carbofuran 0.5 aldrin & dieldrin1/ sum of HHDN and HEOD (fat-soluble) 0.05 chlordane1/ sum of cis- and trans chlordane (fat-soluble) 0.02 DDT1/ sum of p, p'-DDT, o,p'-DDT, p,p'-DDE and {p,p'-TDE (DDD)} (fat-soluble) 0.01 endrin1/ sum of endrin and delta-keto-endrin (fat-soluble) 0.01 1.9 Okra heptachlor1/ sum of heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide (fat-soluble) 0.03 TAS 9007 - 2005 15 Commodities Pesticide residues Definition of residue Maximum Residue Level (MRL ; mg/kg) carbaryl carbaryl 0.1 cypermethrin cypermethrin (sum of isomers) (fat-soluble) 0.05 malathion malathion 0.02 diazinon diazinon (fat-soluble) 0.02 fenitrothion fenitrothion 1 fenvalerate fenvalerate (fat-soluble) 0.1 pirimipos-methyl pirimipos-methyl (fat-soluble) 1 กeltamethrin sum of deltamethrin, alpha-R-and trans deltamethrin (fat soluble) 0.05 carbofuran sum of carbofuran, 3 hydroxycarbofuran and conjugated 3 hydroxycarbofuran, expressed as carbofuran 0.1 carbosulfan carbosulfan 1 aldrin & dieldrin1/ sum of HHDN and HEOD (fat-soluble) 0.05 1.10 Sweet corn (corn-on-the-cob) chlordane1/ sum of cis- and trans chlordane (fat-soluble) 0.02 DDT1/ sum of p, p'-DDT, o,p'-DDT, p,p'-DDE and {p,p'-TDE (DDD)} (fat-soluble) 0.01 endrin1/ sum of endrin and delta-keto-endrin (fat-soluble) 0.01 heptachlor1/ sum of heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide (fat-soluble) 0.05 TAS 9007 - 2005 16 Commodities Pesticide residues Definition of residue Maximum Residue Level (MRL ; mg/kg) carbaryl carbaryl 0.1 cypermethrin cypermethrin (sum of isomers) (fat-soluble) 0.05 malathion malathion 0.02 diazinon diazinon (fat-soluble) 0.02 fenitrothion fenitrothion 1 fenvalerate fenvalerate (fat-soluble) 0.1 pirimipos-methyl pirimipos-methyl (fat-soluble) 1 deltamethrin sum of deltamethrin, alpha-R-and trans deltamethrin (fat-soluble) 0.05 carbofuran sum of carbofuran, and 3-hydroxycarbofuran expressed as carbofuran 0.1 1.11 Baby corn carbosulfan carbosulfan 1 aldrin & dieldrin1/ sum of HHDN and HEOD (fat-soluble) 0.05 chlordane1/ sum of cis- and trans chlordane (fat-soluble) 0.02 DDT1/ sum of p, p'-DDT, o,p' DDT, p,p'-DDE and {p,p'-TDE (DDD)} (fat-soluble) 0.01 endrin1/ sum of endrin and delta-keto-endrin (fat-soluble) 0.01 heptachlor1/ sum of heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide (fat-soluble) 0.05 TAS 9007 - 2005 17 Commodities Pesticide residues Definition of residue Maximum Residue Level (MRL ; mg/kg) 2. Cereals chlorpyrifos chlorpyrifos (fat-soluble) 0.1 carbaryl carbaryl 1 fenitrothion fenitrothion 0.2 carbofuran sum of carbofuran, and 3-hydroxycarbofuran expressed as carbofuran 0.1 carbosulfan carbosulfan 0.2 chlordane1/ sum of cis- and trans chlordane (fat-soluble) 0.02 DDT1/ sum of p, p'-DDT, o,p'-DDT, p,p'-DDE and {p,p'-TDE (DDD)} (fat-soluble) 0.1 endrin1/ sum of endrin and delta-keto-endrin (fat-soluble) 0.01 2.1 Rice heptachlor1/ sum of heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide (fat-soluble) 0.02 TAS 9007 - 2005 18 Table 1.2 Maximum Levels for Contaminants Commodities Contaminants Maximum Level (ML; mg/kg) 1. Processed vegetables and fruits in hermetically sealed container 1.1 Vegetables tin 250 1.2 Brassica vegetables, Bulb vegetables, and Fruiting vegetables cadmium 0.05 1.3 Leafy vegetables cadmium 0.2 1.4 Other vegetables excluding 1.2 and 1.3 cadmium 0.1 1.5 Brassica vegetables and leafy vegetables lead 0.3 1.6 Bulb vegetables, Fruiting vegetables, and Roots and tuber vegetables lead 0.1 1.7 Legume vegetables lead 0.2 1.8 Fruits tin 250 1.9 Berries and other small fruits lead 0.2 1.10 Other fruits excluding 1.9 lead 0.1 lead 0.05 1.11 Fruit juice in hermetically sealed container tin 200 lead 0.05 tin 200 1.12 Apple juice in hermetically sealed container patulin 50 µg/kg Table 1.3 Maximum Levels for Food Additives Commodities Food additives Maximum Level (ML; mg/kg) Longan sulphur dioxide 50 (in flesh) TAS 9007 - 2005 19 Table 1.4 Microbiological Criteria Commodities microorganism n c m M E. coli 5 2 100 cfu/g 1,000 cfu/g 1. Pre-cut ready-to-eat fresh fruits and vegetables Salmonella spp. 5 0 Not detect in 25 g E. coli 5 0 < 3 MPN/g - 2. Pickled ginger Salmonella spp. 5 0 Not detect in 25 g incubation test 35 ± 2.80C/10-14 days 8 0 container and product remain their normal appearance and characteristics mesophilic flat sour 8 0 Not detect in 2 g thermophilic flat sour 8 0 Not detect in 2 g thermophilic anaerobe 8 0 Not detect in 2 g 3. Low-acid fruits and vegetables in hermetically sealed containers putriefactive anaerobe 8 0 Not detect in 2 g incubation test 35 ± 2.80C/10-14 days 8 0 container and product remain their normal appearance and characteristics mesophilic flat sour 8 0 Not detect in 2 g thermophilic flat sour 8 0 Not detect in 2 g 4. Acidified low-acid fruits and vegetables in hermetically sealed containers yeast and mold 8 0 Not detect in 2 g TAS 9007 - 2005 20 Table 2 Livestock and their products Table 2.1 Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticide Commodities Pesticide residues Definition of residue Maximum Residue Level (MRL;mg/kg) 1.Chilled/ frozen fresh meat acephate acephate 0.01 chlorpyrifos chlorpyrifos (fat-soluble) 0.01 (fat)1/ cypermethrin cypermethrin (sum of isomers) (fat-soluble) 0.05 dicofol sum of (2,2-dichloro-1,1-bis (4-chlorophenyl) ethanol (p,p' - FW 152) expressed as dicofol (fat-soluble) 0.1(fat)1/ dimethoate dimethoate 0.05 methomyl sum of methomyl and thiodicarb expressed as methomyl 0.02 deltamethrin sum of deltamethrin, alpha-R and trans-deltamethrin (fat-soluble) 0.1 (fat)1/ permethrin permethrin (sum of isomers) (fat-soluble) 0.1 aldrin&dieldrin2/ sum of HHDN and HEOD (fat-soluble) 0.2 (fat)1/ 1.1 Poultry chlordane2/ sum of cis- and trans chlordane (fat-soluble) 0.05 (fat) 1/ TAS 9007 - 2005 21 Commodities Pesticide residues Definition of residue Maximum Residue Level (MRL; mg/kg) DDT1/ sum of p, p'-DDT, o,p'-DDT, p,p'-DDE and {p,p'-TDE (DDD)} (fat-soluble) 0.3 (fat)1/ endrin1/ sum of endrin and delta-keto endrin (fat-soluble) 0.1 (fat)1/ heptachlor1/ sum of heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide (fat-soluble) 0.2 (fat)1/ alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane ; α-BHC alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane ; α-BHC 0.2 (fat)1/ beta- hexachlorocyclohexane ; β-BHC beta- hexachlorocyclohexane ; β-BHC 0.1 (fat)1/ lindane lindane 0.05 (fat) 1/ 1.1 Poultry (cont.) hexachlorobenzene ; HCB hexachlorobenzene 0.2 (fat)1/ acephate acephate 0.02 carbaryl carbaryl 0.05 chlorpyrifos chlorpyrifos 0.02 (fat)1/ cypermethrin cypermethrin 0.2 (fat)1/ 1.2 Pig dicofol sum of (2,2-dichloro-1,1 bis(4-chlorophenyl) ethanol (p,p' - FW 152) expressed as dicofol (fat-soluble) 0.05 dimethoate dimethoate 0.05 methomyl sum of methomyl and thiodicarb expressed as methomyl 0.02 profenofos profenofos 0.05 permethrin permethrin (sum of isomers) (fat-soluble) 1.0 (fat)1/ deltamethrin sum of deltamethrin, alpha-R and trans-deltamethrin (fat-soluble) 0.5 (fat)1/ 1/ Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) of pesticides found in fat part dispersing in meat muscle 2/ Extraneous Maximum Residue Limits (EMRLs) for Aldrin & Dieldrin, Chlordane, DDT , Endrin, and Heptachlor TAS 9007 - 2005 22 Commodities Pesticide residues Definition of residue Maximum Residue Level (MRL;mg/kg) 1.2 Pig (cont) aldrin&dieldrin2/ sum of HHDN and HEOD (fat-soluble) 0.2 (fat)1/ chlordane2/ (sum of cis, trans and oxychlordane) sum of cis- and trans chlordane (fat-soluble) 0.05 (fat) 1/ DDT1/ sum of p, p'-DDT, o,p'-DDT, p,p'-DDE and {p,p'-TDE (DDD)} (fat-soluble) 5.0 (fat)1/ endrin1/ sum of endrin andและ delta keto-endrin (fat-soluble) 0.05 (fat)1/ heptachlor1/ sum of heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide (fat soluble) 0.2 (fat)1/ alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane ; α-BHC alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane ; α-BHC 0.2 (fat)1/ beta- hexachlorocyclohexane ; β-BHC beta- hexachlorocyclohexane ; β-BHC 0.1 (fat)1/ lindane lindane 0.02 (fat) 1/ hexachlorobenzene ; HCB hexachlorobenzene 0.2 (fat)1/ 2. Heat-treated meat 2.1 Poultry comply with the pesticide residue requirements indicated in 1.1 (Chilled/frozen poultry meat) 2.2 Pig comply with the pesticide residue requirements indicated in 1.2 (Chilled/frozen pork) TAS 9007 - 2005 23 Table 2.1 Maximum Residue Limits for Veterinary Drugs Commodities Residue veterinary drugs Definition of residue Maximum Residue Level (MRL;mg/kg) 1.Chilled/ frozen meat procaine benzylpenicillin penzylpenicillin 50 chlortetracycline/oxytetracycline/ tetracycline chlortetracycline, or oxytetracycline, or tetracycline, singly or in combination 200 spiramycin sum of spiramycin and neospriramycin 200 lincomycin lincomycin 200 spectinomycin spectinomycin 500 nicarbazin N,N’-bis (4-nitropheyl) urea 200 levamisole levamisole 10 albendazole 2-amionsulfone metabolite 100 flubendazole flubendazole 200 diclazuril diclazuril 500 neomycin neomycin 500 1.1 Poultry dihydrostreptomycin/Streptomycin sum of dihydrostreptomycin and streptomycin 600 TAS 9007 - 2005 24 Commodities Residue veterinary drugs Definition of residue Maximum Residue Level (MRL;mg/kg) benzylpenicillin/procaine benzylpenicillin benzylpenicillin 50 neomycin neomycin 500 dihydrostreptomycin/Streptomycin sum of dihydrostreptomycin and streptomycin 600 gentamicin gentamicin 100 chlortetracycline/oxytetracycline/ tetracycline chlortetracycline, or oxytetracycline, or tetracycline, or sum of all 3 together 200 ceftiofur desfuroylceftiofur 1,000 lincomycin lincomycin 200 spectinomycin spectinomycin 500 doramectin doramectin 5 spiramycin spiramycin equivalent 200 flubendazole flubendazole 10 thiabendazole sum of thiabendazole and 5-hydroxythiabendazole 100 levamisole levamisole 10 azaperone sum of azaperone and azaperol 60 1.2 Pig carazolol carazolol 5 TAS 9007 - 2005 25 Commodities Residue veterinary drugs Definition of residue Maximum Residue Level (MRL;µg/kg) 2. Heat-treated meat 2.1 Poultry the residues of veterinary drugs found in raw meat shall comply with the veterinary drug residue requirements indicated in 1.1 (Chilled/frozen poultry meat) 2.2 Pig the residues of veterinary drugs found in raw meat shall comply with the veterinary drug residue requirements indicated in 1.2 (Chilled/frozen pork) TAS 9007 - 2005 26 Table 2.3 Maximum, Levels for Contaminants Commodities Contaminants Maximum Level (ML;mg/kg) 1. Chilled/ frozen meat 1.1 Poultry polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) 4.00 pg/g (fat) meat edible offal lead 0.1 0.5 meat liver kidney cadmium 0.05 0.5 1.0 meat offal total arsenic 0.5 1.0 1.2 Pig polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) 1.50 pg/g (fat) meat offal lead 0.1 0.5 meat liver kidney cadmium 0.05 0.5 1.0 meat edible offal total arsenic 0.5 1.0 2. Heat-treated meat 2.1 Poultry comply with the contaminant requirements indicated in 1.1 (Chilled/frozen poultry meat) 2.2 Pig comply with the contaminant requirements indicated in 1.2 (Chilled/frozen pork meat) TAS 9007 - 2005 27 Table 2.4 Microbilogical Criteria Commodities Microorganism n c m M total count 5 2 5x105 cfu/g 5x106 cfu/g Staphylococcus aureus 5 0 100 cfu/g 1. Chilled/ frozen poultry meat Salmonella spp. S.typhimurium, S.enteritidis 5 0 Not detect in 25 g total count 5 2 5x105 cfu/g 5x106 cfu/g Staphylococcus aureus 5 0 100 cfu/g 2. Chilled/ frozen pork Salmonella spp. S.typhimurium, S.enteritidis 5 0 Not detect in 25 g total count (cfu/g at 35-37°C) 5 2 1x105 cfu/g 1x106 cfu/g E. coli 5 0 Not detect in 0.1 g Staphylococcus aureus 5 0 Not detect in 1 g Salmonella spp. 5 0 Not detect in 25 g Listeria monocytogenes 5 0 Not detect in 25 g 3. Heat-treated poultry meat yeast and mold 5 0 ≤1x102 cfu/g TAS 9007 - 2005 28 Commodities Microorganism n c m M total count (cfu/g at 35-37°C) 5 2 1x105 cfu/g 1x106 cfu/g E. coli 5 0 Not detect in 0.1 g Staphylococcus aureus 5 0 Not detect in 0.1 g Salmonella spp. 5 0 Not detect in 25 g Listeria monocytogenes 5 0 Not detect in 25 g 4.3 Heat-treated pork yeast and mold 5 0 ≤1x102 cfu/g TAS 9007 - 2005 29 Table 2.5 Requirements for Epidemics Species Epidemics Inspection 1. Chicken - avian influenza gumboro Newcastle disease Shall be free from any animal disease shown in the documents: Animal health report at the farm level Animal health report (pre-mortem) Animal health report (post-mortem) Health certificate is required for imported chicken 2. Duck - duck plaque Newcastle disease avian influenza Shall be free from any animal disease shown in the documents: Animal health report at the farm level Animal health report (post-mortem) Animal health report (post-mortem) Health certificate is required for imported duck 3. Pig - swine fever foot and mouth disease Shall be free from any animal disease shown in the following documents: Animal health report at the farm level Animal health report at abattoir (post-mortem) Animal health report at abattoir (post-mortem) Health certificate is required for imported pig TAS 9007 - 2005 30 Table 3 Fish and their products Table 3.1 Maximum Residue Limit for Veterinary Drugs Commodities Residue veterinary drugs Definition of residue Maximum Residue Level (MRL;µg/kg) 1. Chilled/ frozen shrimps or prawns oxytetracycline oxytetracycline 200 Table 3.2 Maximum Levels for Contaminants Commodities Contaminants Maximum Level (ML; mg/kg) cadmium 0.5 total mercury 0.5 1. Chilled/ frozen shrimps or prawns lead 0.5 cadmium 0.5 total mercury 0.5 2. Shrimps and prawns in hermetically sealed containers lead 0.5 cadmium 0.1 total mercury 1.0 lead 0.4 3. Tuna in hermetically sealed containers histamine 10 mg/100 g TAS 9007 - 2005 31 Table 3.3 Maximum Levels for Food additives Commodities Contaminants Maximum Level (ML; mg/kg) phosphates 5,000 (as P2O5) 1. Chilled/ frozen shrimps and prawns sulphites 100 (edible part of fresh shrimps or prawns) (expressed as SO2) 30 (edible part of cooked shrimps or prawns) (expressed as SO2) sulphites 30 (expressed as SO2) 2. Shrimps and prawns in hermetically sealed containers EDTAs ; Ethylenediaminetetra acetate 100 Table 3.4 Microbilogical Criteria Commodities Microorganism n c m M total viable count 5 2 5.0x105 cfu/g 5.0x106 cfu/g E. coli 5 0 <3 MPN/g Staphylococcus aureus 5 2 100 MPN/g 1,000 MPN/g Salmonella spp. 5 0 Not detect in 25 g 1. Chilled/ frozen shrimps or prawns Vibrio cholerae 5 0 Not detect in 25 g TAS 9007 - 2005 32 Commodities Microorganism n c m M total viable count 5 2 5.0x104 cfu/g 5.0x105 cfu/g E. coli 5 0 <3 MPN/g Staphylococcus aureus 5 1 100 MPN/g 1000 MPN/g Salmonella spp. 5 0 Not detect in 25 g Vibrio cholerae 5 0 Not detect in 25 g Vibrio parahaemolyticus 5 2 10 MPN/g 100 MPN/g 2. Chilled/ Frozen ready-to-eat boiled shrimps or prawns Listeria monocytogenes 5 0 Not detect in 25 g total viable count 5 2 1.0x105 cfu/g 1.0x106 cfu/g E. coli 5 0 <3 MPN/g Staphylococcus aureus 5 2 100 MPN/g 1000 MPN/g Salmonella spp. 5 0 Not detect in 25 g 3. Chilled/ Frozen ready-to-cook heated shrimps and prawns Vibrio cholerae 5 0 Not detect in 25 g incubation test 35 ±2.80C/10-14 days 8 0 Container and product remain their normal characteristics Clostridium botulinum 8 0 Not detect in 1 g mesophilic flat sour 8 0 Not detect in 1 g 4. shrimps or prawns in hermetically sealed container TAS 9007 - 2005 33 Commodities Microorganism n c m M 4. shrimps or prawns in hermetically sealed container (cont.) thermophilic flat sour 8 0 Not detect in 1 g incubation test 35 ±2.80C/10-14 days 8 0 Container and product remain their normal characteristics Clostridium botulinum 8 0 Not detect in 1 g mesophilic flat sour 8 0 Not detect in 1 g 5. Tuna in hermitically sealed containers thermophilic flat sour 8 0 Not detect in 1 g Table 3.5 Requirements for Epidemics Species Epidemics Inspection Live Shrimps or prawns and chilled/frozen shrimps or prawns White spot disease Taura syndrome Yellow head disease Infectious Hydrodermal Haematopoietic Necrosis Virus disease (IHHNV ) Health certificate TAS 9007 - 2005 34 Annex A Abbreviation Abbreviations used in this standard are as follows: cfu/g colony forming unit per gram LOQ limit of quantitation ML maximum level MPN/g most probable number per gram MRL maximum residue limit MRPL minimum required performance limit ND not detected TAS 9007 - 2005 35 Annex B Unit System The unit and symbol used in this standard and the unit of SI (International System of Units or Le Système International d’Unités) recognized to be used are as follows: Measurement Unit Symbol mass gram g milligram mg concentration milligram per gram mg/g milligram per kilogram mg/kg microgram per kilogram µg/kg pictogram per gram pg/g temperature degree Celsius 0C TAS 9007 - 2005 36 Annex C The pesticides regulated as Type Four Hazardous Substance in accordance with the Notification of the Ministry of Industry regarding the list of hazardous substances issued in line with Hazardous Substance Act B.E. 2535 (1992) 2,4,5 -T 2,4,5-TP aldrin aminocarb amitrole aramite azinphos ethyl azinphos methyl beta-HCH (1,3,5/2,4,6 hexachloro-cyclohexane) BHC binapacryl bromophos bromophos ethyl cadmium and cadmium compounds calcium arsenate captafol carbon tetrachloride chlordane chlordecone chlordimeform chlorobenzilate chlorophenols chlorthiophos copper arsenate hydroxide cycloheximide cyhexatin daminozide DBCP DDT demephion demeton dieldrin dimefox dinoseb dinoterb disulfoton DNOC EDB endosulfan (except CS formulation) endrin ethyl hexyleneglycol (ethyl hexane diol) ethylene dichloride ethylene oxide (1,2 epoxyethane) fensulfothion fentin fluoroacetamide fonofos heptachlor hexachlorobenzene lead arsenate leptophos lindane (>99% gamma-HCH or gamma-BHC) MCPB mecoprop mephosfolan mercury compounds methamidophos mevinphos MGK repellent-11 mirex monocrotophos nitrofen o-dichlorobenzene parathion ethyl parathion-methyl paris green pentachlorophenate sodium pentachlorophenol phenothiol phorate phosphamidon prothoate pyrinuron (piriminel) safrole schardan sodium arsenite sodium chlorate sodium fluoroacetate strobane (polychloroterpenes) sulfotep TDE or DDD [1,1-dichloro 2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl) ethane] TEPP thallium sulfate toxaphene TAS 9007 - 2005 37 Annex D Prohibited veterinary drugs D.1 Prohibited veterinary drugs in aquatic fishery and fishery products Chloramphenicol MRPL 0.3 µg/kg Nitrofurans group metabolite as follows: 3-amino-2-oxazolidinone; AOZ 5-methylmorpholino-3-amino-2 oxazolidinone; AMOZ Aminohydantoin; AHD Semicarbazide; SEM MRPL of AOZ and AMOZ = 0.3 µg/kg MRPL of AHD and SEM = 1.0 µg/kg nitroimidazole group salbutamol clenbuterol carbadox TAS 9007 - 2005 38 D.2 Prohibited veterinary drugs in aquatic fishery and fishery products Chloramphenicol MRPL 0.3 µg/kg Nitrofurans group metabolite 4 as follows: 3-amino-2-oxazolidinone; AOZ 5-methylmorpholino-3-amino-2 oxazolidinone; AMOZ aminohydantoin; AHD semicarbazide; SEM MRPL of AOZ and AMOZ = 0.3 µg/kg MRPL of AHD and SEM = 1.0 µg/kg oxolinic acid LOQ = 0.02 mg/kg