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Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 57 of 1981) Re: Cocoanut Oil.

Country/Territory
Thailand
Document type
Regulation
Date
1981
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Oils/oilseeds/fats Food additives Food quality control/food safety Packaging/labelling Residues
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Indian Ocean, South-Eastern Asia
Abstract

Coconut oil derived from Cocoanut meat, botanical name Cocos nucifera, shall be specially controlled food (Clause 1). Clause 2 provides for requirements and rules to be satisfied by the manufacturing of palm oil. Clause 3 provides for the quality of coconut oil made for sales, imported for sales or sold for consumption or cooking. The Notification further covers requirements for the food additives and contaminants, and requirements for the labeling and containers of coconut oil.

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