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Notification Detail :: G/TBT/N/THA/20

Notification No.

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Date of Notification

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Title

Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No…), B.E.2543(2000) Honey (2 pages, available in Thai language)

Objective

Product Covered

HS Chapter 17, ICS: 67.180.10 (Sugar and sugar products)

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HSCODE

17 - SUGARS AND SUGAR CONFECTIONERY

ICSCODE

67.180.10 - Sugar and sugar products

Keywords

Food standards

Specific Regions

Description

The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No.139) B.E.2534(1991) Honey dated 18 December B.E.2534(1991) is withdrawn. Good Manufacturing Practice shall be applied for production of honey. In addition, this ministerial notification prescribes the following items: (1)	Quality or standards, i.e. colour, odour and flavour, reducing sugar content, humidity, sucrose content, insoluble matter content, ash content, acidity, diastase activity, hydroxymethylfurfural, free from food additives, toxic microorganisms, toxin from microorganisms in the content which may be harmful to health. (2)	Permissible limits of contaminants, i.e. arsenic not exceeding 0.2 mg/1 kg of honey and lead not exceeding 0.5 mg/1 kg of honey. (3)	Containers. (4)	Labelling.  Licenses for food registration or food labelling issued prior to the enforcement of this ministerial notification will be valid for 2 years.  Producers or importers who received licenses prior to the enforcement of this ministerial notification must apply for licenses within one year after this ministerial notification comes into force. Upon submitting the application, the former labels can still be valid for 2 years

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