On August 25, 2022, the Ministry of Health of Thailand issued Notification 215 to revise the quality standards for edible oils and fats. Some of the revisions include:

(1) Deleted the requirements for the content order of each ingredient in the ingredient list of the mixed fish oil label;

(2) Revised the definition of edible oils, excluded oils and fats used as food flavorings;
(3) The content of erucic acid in vegetable oils and mixed vegetable oils (excluding mustard oil and rapeseed oil) shall not exceed 20mg/kg, the content of erucic acid shall not exceed 50mg/kg in mustard oil and shall not exceed 60mg/kg in rapeseed oil ;

(4) The iodine value of edible coconut oil was revised from 6-11g/100g to 5-11g/100g, and the content range of lauric acid (C12:0) was revised from 45.1-53.2% to 44.9-53.2%, etc.

The feedback period for this circular ends on October 7, 2022.