Draft MOPH Notification, No. … B.E. …., entitled "Re: Food Containing Pesticide Residues (No.3)".

In order to protect human health and environment, Thai government by the Ministry of Industry going to prohibit the use of chlorpyrifos and paraquat that will take effect on 1 June 2020, which has been circulated in G/TBT/N/THA/567. Therefore, the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) proposes to revise Annex 1, List of hazardous substance type 4 (banned pesticide), and Annex 2, Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs), of Notification of the Ministry of Public Health, No. 387 (B.E. 2560) (2017) Re: Food Containing Pesticide Residues, issued on 18 August 2017.This revised MOPH Notification shall be called the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health, No. … B.E. …., entitled "Re: Food Containing Pesticide Residues (No.3)", which are amended as follows:
1) Add certain pesticides defined as hazardous substance type 4 under the Hazardous Substance Act B.E. 2535 (1992) in the annex 1 of the Notification of MOPH, No. 387, namely Chlorpyrifos, Chlorpyrifos-methyl, Paraquat, Paraquat dichloride, Paraquat [bis (methyl sulfate)] or paraquat methosulfate.
2) Delete the Maximum Residue Limit (MRLs) for the aforementioned pesticides in food from annex 2 of the MOPH Notification No. 387 which the amounts of pesticide residues in food shall be less than the limit of detection or not be detected.
3) Manufacturers and importers who produce or import food products prior to 1 June 2020 can refer to the MRLs for such pesticides in annex 2 of the MOPH Notification, No. 387 or Codex MRLs but shall comply with the new requirement within 30 days as from the date on which this Notification comes into force.
4) This draft notification shall come into force after the date of its publication in the Government Gazette.