Foodmate News: Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration on August 21: The Secretary-General Paisan said that according to the Ministry of Industry’s release, Chlorpyrifos, Chlorpyrifos-methyl, Paraquat and Paraquat Announcement that the five substances Paraquat dichloride, paraquat [bis(methyl sulfate)] or paraquat methosulfate (Paraquat[bis(methyl sulfate)]or paraquat methosulfate) are strictly prohibited from being used in agriculture. Since June 1, the bureau, as the secretary of the Food Committee, has reviewed and announced the announcement of the Ministry of Health on residue limits in food, and has met with government departments, private organizations, network laboratories and other relevant parties to discuss. According to consumer safety, food The principle of equality between manufacturers and importers, and the minimum value of the LOD (Limit of Detection) that can be inspected or detected by the laboratory, and after listening to domestic and foreign opinions, on August 17, the Thai Food Commission passed a resolution , Approved the draft "No. 3 Pesticide Residue Limits in Food".

Secretary-General Paisan added that by 2020, the bureau will monitor 48 samples of food materials that may contain residues of the above five substances, such as chlorpyrifos and paraquat, such as soybeans, soy milk, soybean oil, wheat, wheat flour, bread and instant noodles. Analyzing the residues of the above-mentioned five substances such as chlorpyrifos and paraquat in food, the results showed that the above-mentioned five substances were not contained in the 48 kinds of samples. Among them, soy and wheat foods also meet the European Union (EU) standard on banning chlorpyrifos and paraquat in foods (this standard will take effect on June 1, 2021).

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