Thailand plans to revise food standards for natural mineral water

06 - Jan - 2025 QQISB

   On September 24 , 2024 , the Ministry of Health of Thailand issued a consultation document to revise the natural mineral water food law. The main contents of the revision are:

  ( 1 ) Revise the definition of natural mineral water to exclude water from natural water sources;

  ( 2 ) Added type of natural mineral water;

  ( 3 ) Clarify the requirements for mineral water quality, such as not changing important compounds in natural mineral water;

  ( 4 ) Regulations are made on the minerals contained in natural mineral water, such as lead content not exceeding 0.01mg/L , mercury content not exceeding 0.001mg/L, etc.;

  ( 5 ) Limit requirements have been set for the detected pollutants: revised nitrite content should not exceed 0.1mg/L (the original content is 0.02mg/L ), bromide should not exceed 10ug/L, etc.;

  ( 6 ) Microbiological requirements: No E. coli, etc. shall be detected in every 250ml ;

  ( 7 ) Only additives such as carbon dioxide are allowed to be used, and labels, etc. are required.

  For more details, see: 

https://food.fda.moph.go.th/press-release/new-law-454


Thailand plans to revise food standards for natural mineral water