Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 292) B.E. 2548 (2005) Re: food prohibited to be produced, imported or sold

(Unofficial) Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 292) B.E. 2548 (2005) Re: Prohibited foods to be produced, imported or sold It deems appropriate to amend the notification of the Ministry of Public Health, Re: Prohibited foods to be produced, imported or sold. By the virtue of provisions of Section 5 and 6(8) 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virtue of provisions of law: the Ministry of Public Health hereby issues the notification as follows: Clause 1 Shall be repealed 1.1 The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 154) B.E. 2537 (1994), Re: Prohibited food to be produced, imported and sold, date 7th March B.E. 2537 (1994). 1.2 The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 261) B.E. 2545 (2002), Re: Prohibited food to be produced, imported and sold (No. 2), date 26th September B.E. 2545 (2002) Clause 2 The follows foods are prohibited to produce, import or sell 2.1 Dulcin or chemical name is “para-phenetolcarbamide” which used as sweetener. 2.2 Cyclamic acid and its salts excluded salt of Cyclamic acid which is Sodiumcyclamate. 2.3 AF2 or Furylframide as common name or 2-(2-furyl)-3-(5-nitro-2-furyl) acrylamide as chemical name which used as food additive. 2.4 Potassum bromate as food additive. 2.5 Food contains Dulcin, AF2, Potassium bromate or Cyclamic acid and its salts as ingredient excluded salt of Cyclamic acid which has Sodiumcyclamate as ingredient. 2.6 Food contains Daminozide or Succinic acid 2,2-dimetylhydrazide. 2.7 Crude extract which is non-water extraction and its derivatives from steavia or Stevia rebaudiana, Bertoni which is not Stevioside exempt producing for export or sell to manufacturer for exporting or sell to producers who extract Stevioside from stevia. Clause 3 This notification shall come into force as from the day following date of its publication in the Government Gazette. Notified on 15th of November 2005 signed Pinij Jarusombat (Mr. Pinij Jarusombat) The Minister of Public Health (Published in the Government Gazette Vol. 122, Special Part140 Ngor, dated 7th December 2005) 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.