Thailand Offers the Guideline for Import Documents Required to Ensure the Food Safety

As per MOPH Notification No. 386 (2017) Re Prescription of Production Process, Equipment and Utensil for Production and Storage of Some Fresh Fruits or Vegetables and Labeling (hereinafter MOPH Notification No. 386) and MOPH Notification No. 420 (2020) Food Production Processes, Processing Equipment/Utensils and Storage Practices (MOPH Notification No. 420), food importers are required to provide documents or certificates of food production system standards that are equivalent to or not lower than the specified criteria. On November 27, 2024, Thailand Food and Drug Administration (Thai FDA) released the updated Notification regarding Document or Certificate of Food Production System Standards for Import of Food Products, clarifying the details of the import documents required in practice. This Notification replaced the old version issued on April 19, 2021, and became effective since the date of promulgation.