Notice - Notification of WTO Members: Draft Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) Notification, No. … B.E. …. (....) issued by virtue of the Food Act B.E. 2522 entitled "Plastic Food Packagings".


WTO code G/SPS/N/THA/484
Date notice 27/01/2022
Notice type Regular
Title Draft Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) Notification, No. … B.E. …. (....) issued by virtue of the Food Act B.E. 2522 entitled "Plastic Food Packagings".
Summary

The MOPH proposes to revise qualities and standards of certain plastic food packaging whereby the MOPH Notification No. 295 (BE. 2548) entitled "Qualities or Standards of Containers Made from Plastic" on the matter dated 30 December BE. 2548 (2005) will be repealed and replaced by the draft of MOPH Notification No. … B.E. …. (....) issued by virtue of the Food Act B.E. 2522 entitled "Plastic Food Packagings". 

By the virtue of the articles 5 and 6(6) of the Food Act of B.E.2522 (1979), the Minister of Public Health hereby issued the (draft) Notification as follows:

Prescribing definition of plastic food packaging and food packaging made from recycled plastic material.

Revising qualities or standards for certain plastic food packaging such as the overall migration limit, the restriction for primary aromatic amines (PAAs), the limit for metal migration and the specific migration limit for certain types of food plastics as listed in Annex I. New plastic food packaging other than those listed in Annex I of the notification shall be evaluated safety by the risk assessment center recognized by Thai Food and Drug Administration and shall submit that report of safety assessment to Thai Food and Drug Administration for approval before marketing or using. It permits to use plastic food packaging made from recycled Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) which recycled PET obtained from secondary recycling or mechanical recycling process shall be evaluated safety and efficiency of recycling technology to prove that it can eliminate or reduce contaminants from input plastic. This notification shall enter into force from the day following the date of its publication in the Government Gazette. Plastic food packagings which have been used prior to this notification comes into force that plastic food packagings can be continuously use but not exceed three years from the date of this notification come into force.6. Plastic food packagings including plastic food packaging made from recycled Polyethylene terephthalate which use from the date of this notification come into force that quality and standard are different from this notification, quality and standard may comply with the quality and standard described in the MOPH Notification No. 295 (BE. 2548) until two years following the date of its publication in the Government Gazette.

Product Plastic articles in contact with foodstuffs (ICS Code: 67.250)
Country Thailand

File attach:
NTHA484.pdf

Orther Notice:


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G/SPS/N/UKR/237/Add.1 - Draft Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine "On Approval of Hygienic Requirements for Edible Caseins and Caseinates"
G/SPS/N/ZAF/83/Add.1 - Compulsory specification for dried abalone – VC 9108
G/SPS/N/CHL/796/Rev.1 - Modifica Resolución No 655 del 24 de enero de 2024, que establece requisitos fitosanitarios de importación para material vegetal de propagación como cultivo de tejido in vitro, de géneros y especies frutales, hortalizas, cultivos industriales, ornamentales y forestales, procedentes de todo origen
G/SPS/N/JPN/1345/Add.1 - Proposed revision of Ministerial Ordinance on the Specifications and Standards of Feeds and Feed Additives
G/SPS/N/NZL/784 - Citrus Plants for Planting - Import Health Standard
G/SPS/N/CHN/1325 - National Food Safety Standard of the P.R.C.: Pathogen limits for ready-to-eat food in bulk No. 1 Amendment
G/SPS/N/CHN/1326 - National Food Safety Standard of the P.R.C.: Raw Milk No. 2 Amendment
G/SPS/N/CHN/1327 - National Food Safety Standard of the P.R.C.: Sterilized milk No. 2 Amendment
G/SPS/N/UKR/244 - Draft Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine "On Amendments to the Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine No. 157 of 13 April 2016"
G/SPS/N/UGA/443 - DUS 2728:2024, Milking jelly - Specification, First Edition
G/SPS/N/ARE/295/Add.1 - National Guide to the Registration of Regulatory Authorities and Food Establishments exporting to the United Arab Emirates
G/SPS/N/EU/808/Add.1 - Classification of the substance ketoprofen with respect to its maximum residue limit in foodstuffs of animal origin
G/SPS/N/EU/860 - Draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the denial of the renewal of the authorisation of Patent Blue V as a feed additive for non-food producing animals and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 643/2013
G/SPS/N/DOM/74 - Sanitary Regulations for Food and Beverages in the Dominican Republic
G/SPS/N/TPKM/642/Add.1 - The amendment of the "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Prepared Animal Feed"
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G/SPS/N/GBR/95 - Model Health Certificate GBHC562 for raw petfood
G/SPS/N/USA/3517 - Florylpicoxamid; Pesticide Tolerances. Final rule
G/SPS/N/USA/3518 - Sulfentrazone; Pesticide Tolerances. Final rule
G/SPS/N/CHL/828/Add.1 - Resolución Exenta No 3.605 de 2025 que "Modifica la Resolución Exenta No 8.443/2022 que fija exigencias sanitarias para la importación a Chile de tripas de cerdo"
G/SPS/N/USA/3516 - Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals; Selenium; Final Amendment; Order
G/SPS/N/UKR/243 - Draft Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On Amendment to Clause 3 of the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 537 of 7 May 2022".
G/SPS/N/USA/3310/Add.2 - Listing of Color Additives; Myoglobin; Confirmation of Effective Date
G/SPS/N/EU/859 - Draft Commission Implementing Regulation withdrawing from the market oct-2-enal, dec-2-enal, 2-hexenal, 3,5- octadiene-2-one, dec-2-enoic acid, phenethyl propionate, methyl decanoate, ethyl dec-2-enoate, ethyl dec-4-enoate, butylamine, 3-methylbutane-1-thiol, 2-methylfuran, 2-acetyl-5-methylfuran, 2-acetyl-3- methylpyrazine and picoline beta (3-methylpyridine) as feed additives for cats and and dogs (Text with EEA relevance)
G/SPS/N/UKR/233/Add.1 - Draft Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On Approval of Certain Acts of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on State Registration of Genetically Modified Organisms"
G/SPS/N/BRA/2410 - Draft Resolution 1332, 20 May 2025
G/SPS/N/BRA/2411 - Draft Resolution 1334, 20 May 2025
G/SPS/N/BRA/2412 - Draft Resolution 1333, 20 May 2025
G/SPS/N/BRA/2415 - Draft - Establishes the phytosanitary requirements for the importation of Lobelia erinus and Lobelia x speciosa propagative material from any origin
G/SPS/N/EU/857 - Draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the authorisation of eucalyptus tincture from Eucalyptus globulus Labill. as a feed additive for certain animal species. (Text with EEA relevance)
G/SPS/N/EU/858 - Draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the authorisation of celery seed essential oil from Apium graveolens L. and caraway essential oil from Carum carvi L. as feed additives for certain animal species. (Text with EEA relevance)
G/SPS/N/GBR/78/Add.2 - Amendments to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072
G/SPS/N/KGZ/36 - Draft Decision of the Collegium of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Amendments to the Regulation on Common Veterinary (Sanitary and Veterinary) Requirements for Goods Subject to Veterinary Control (Surveillance) and Draft Decision of the Collegium of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Amendments to the Veterinary Certificate for Honey Bees, Bumblebees, Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee Cocoons, Crickets, and Entomophagous Insects Exported to the Customs Territory of the Eurasian Economic Union (Form No. 18)
G/SPS/N/UKR/242 - The Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine No. 583 "On Approval of Amendments to the State Medical and Sanitary Norms for Safe Usage of Pesticides and Agrochemicals" of 4 April 2025
G/SPS/N/ARE/295 - National Guide to the Registration of Regulatory Authorities and Food Establishments exporting to the United Arab Emirates
G/SPS/N/TPKM/638/Add.1 - The Amendment of Standards for Specification, Scope, Application and Limitation of Food Additives
G/SPS/N/ARM/59 - Draft Decision of the Collegium of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Amendments to the Common Veterinary (Sanitary and Veterinary) Requirements for Goods Subject to Veterinary Control (Surveillance) and Draft Decision of the Collegium of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Amendments to the Veterinary Certificate for Honey Bees, Bumblebees, Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee Cocoons, Crickets, and Entomophagous Insects Exported to the Customs Territory of the Eurasian Economic Union (Form 18)
G/SPS/N/BRA/2371/Add.1 - Draft Resolution 1306, 24 January 2025
G/SPS/N/BRA/2372/Add.1 - Draft Resolution 1307, 24 January 2025
G/SPS/N/BRA/2373/Add.1 - Draft Resolution 1308, 24 January 2025
G/SPS/N/BRA/2374/Add.1 - Draft Resolution 1309, 24 January 2025
G/SPS/N/EU/853 - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/708 of 11 April 2025 concerning the authorisation of sodium ferrocyanide and potassium ferrocyanide as feed additives for all animal species and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1810/2005 (Text with EEA relevance)
G/SPS/N/EU/854 - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/720 of 15 April 2025 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Lentilactobacillus buchneri DSM 32651 as a feed additive for all animal (Text with EEA relevance)
G/SPS/N/EU/855 - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/756 of 16 April 2025 concerning the authorisation of L-valine produced with Escherichia coli CGMCC 22721 as a feed additive for all animal species (Text with EEA relevance).
G/SPS/N/EU/856 - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/634 of 1 April 2025 concerning the authorisation of L-arginine produced with Escherichia coli CGMCC 7.401 as a feed additive for all animal species (Text with EEA relevance).
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