Draft Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) Notification, No. … B.E. …. (....) Issued by virtue of the Food Act B.E. 2522 entitled "Standards for Contaminants in Food (2nd Issue)"
Description
Where it deems appropriate to amend the regulation regarding standards for contaminants in foods. By the virtue of article 5 and articles 6(1) and (9) of the Food Act of 1979 (B.E.2522), the Minister of Public Health hereby issued the (draft) Notification as follows:Clause 1 – The substances, i.e. 7. Total Tetrahydrocannabinol and 8. Cannabidiol, shall be added to Table 3 (Maximum levels of other contaminants) of Annex 1 attached to the MOPH Notification, issued by the virtue of the Food Act of 1979 (Number 414) of B.E. 2563 (2020) dated 20 March 2020 entitled Standards for Contaminants in Foods as follows:7. Total Tetrahydrocannabinol, THCCommodity/ Food Product Maximum Portion of the commodity/ Note Level Product to which the ML (mg/kg) applies
Foods for infant and young child, Not (not specify) (6)Formula milk for infant and detected
young child, Food supplements
for infant and young child
8. Cannabidiol, CBDCommodity/ Food Product Maximum Portion of the commodity/ Note Level Product to which the ML (mg/kg) applies
Foods for infant and young child, Not (not specify) (6)Formula milk for infant and detected
young child, Food supplements
for infant and young child
Note: (6) "Not detected" means detected below 0.1 mg of total THC/ kg or 0.2 mg of CBD/kg. Total THC means sum of content of the substances Δ9 -THC, Δ8 -THC and THC content. Clause 2 - This notification shall enter into force as from the day following the date of its publication in the Government Gazette onward.