DECISION

PERMITTING THE APPLICATION OF 12 RAPID TESTS FOR CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION OF FOOD

THE MINISTER OF HEALTH

Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 49/ 2003/ND-CP of May 15, 2003, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Health;

Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 86/ CP of December 8, 1995, assigning the state management of goods quality;

Considering provincial/muniicipal Preventive Medicine Centers' evaluations on rapid tests for food safety- and hygiene and the proposal of the Council for evaluation of Thailand-made rapid test kits for food safety and hygiene at its meeting on August 4, 2004;

At the proposal of the directors of the Science and Training Department, the Legal Department and the Food Safety and Hygiene Department of the Ministry of Health,

DECIDES:

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Article 2.-This Decision takes effect 15 days after its publication in "CONG BAO."

Article 3.- To annul the Health Minister's

Decisions No. 1928/2003/QD-BYT of June 6, 2003, and No. 4527/2003/QD-BYT of August 27, 2003.

Article 4.- The directors of the Office, the Science and Training Department, the Legal Department and the Food Safety and Hygiene Department, directors of provincial/municipal Health Services, heads of units under the Ministry of Health and heads of health agencies of branches shall implement this Decision.

FOR THE MINISTER OF HEALTH

 VICE MINISTER

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Tran Chi Liem

LIST OF THAILAND-MADE RAPID TESTS FOR CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION OF FOOD PERMITTED FOR APPLICATION IN VIETNAM

(Promulgated together with the Health Minister's Decision No. 3072/2004/QD-BYT of September 6, 2004)

No.

List of tests

Country of manufacture

I.

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Thailand, under technology transfer from JICA - Japan

2.

Determining hypochlorite in food

Thailand, under technology transfer from JICA - Japan

3.

Determining the acid value in cooking oil and fat

Thailand, under technology transfer from JICA - Japan

4.

Determining the rancidity of cooking oil and fat

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5.

Determining free mineral acid in vinegar

Thailand, under technology transfer from JICA - Japan

6.

Determining formalin in food

Thailand, under technology transfer from JICA - Japan

7.

Determining salicylic acid in food

Thailand, under technology transfer from JICA - Japan

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Determining sodium hydrosulfite in food

Thailand, under technology transfer from JICA - Japan

9.

Determining acetic acid in vinegar

Thailand, under technology transfer from JICA - Japan

10.

Determining synthetic colors in food

Thailand, under technology transfer from JICA - Japan

11.

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Thailand, under technology transfer from JICA - Japan

12.

Determining residues of pesticides and insecticides of carbamate and phosphate groups in food

Thailand, under technology transfer from JICA - Japan