The instrument
This page records the heavy-metal maximum levels set by Thailand MOPH Notification 414:2020 - food contaminant maximum levels, the instrument of Thailand Ministry of Public Health, 2020. Every value below is transcribed into the Heavy Metal Index register from the primary text and is the value an HMTc standard cites when this jurisdiction binds a certification limit. It is a record of law, not an HMTc threshold.
Transcribed into the Heavy Metal Index regulatory register from the primary text published by Thailand Ministry of Public Health; a direct primary-source URL is not tracked for this instrument.
Maximum levels
All values µg/kg (ppb), in the basis the instrument states. 91 maximum levels across 7 analytes and 75 product categories, grouped by analyte and ordered by limit.
| Limit µg/kg | Basis | Product scope | Provision |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead (Pb)42 limits | |||
| 10 | formula as consumed | infant formula, formula for special medical purposes intended for infants, and follow-up formula | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 20 | liquid milk or further-processing milk | milk and secondary milk products | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 30 | ready to drink | fruit juices excluding juices exclusively from berries and other small fruits | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 40 | as prepared for wholesale or retail distribution | fat spreads and blended spreads | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 40 | ready to drink | grape juice | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 50 | product as consumed | canned chestnuts and canned chestnut puree | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 50 | ready to drink | fruit juices obtained exclusively from berries and other small fruits, excluding grape juice | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 50 | edible portion | fruiting vegetables | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 50 | product as placed on market | preserved tomatoes | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 80 | as prepared for wholesale or retail distribution | edible fats and oils | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 100 | whole commodity edible portion | berries and other small fruits excluding cranberry, currant, and elderberry | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 100 | as marketed edible portion | Brassica vegetables excluding kale and leafy Brassica vegetables | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 100 | edible portion | bulb vegetables | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 100 | product as consumed | canned fruits | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 100 | product as consumed | canned vegetables | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 100 | edible offal | edible offal of poultry including heart, kidney, liver, stomach, and thymus | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 100 | whole commodity edible portion | fruits excluding cranberry, currant, and elderberry | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 100 | whole commodity as consumed | legume vegetables | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 100 | whole commodity without bones | meat and fat of poultry | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 100 | whole commodity without bones | meat of cattle, pigs, and sheep including fat from the meat | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 100 | product as consumed | pickled cucumbers (cucumber pickles) | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 100 | edible portion | root and tuber vegetables | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 100 | whole commodity | wine | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 150 | edible offal | edible offal of pig including blood, heart, kidney, liver, and tongue | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 200 | whole commodity | cereal grains excluding buckwheat, canihua, and quinoa | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 200 | whole commodity edible portion | cranberry | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 200 | fruit with stem | currants | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 200 | edible offal | edible offal of cattle including brain, head, heart, kidney, liver, tongue, and stomach | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 200 | whole commodity edible portion | elderberry | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 200 | whole commodity | pulses | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 300 | ready to drink | electrolyte drinks | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 300 | whole commodity edible portion | fish | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 300 | fresh whole commodity | fresh farmed common mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, and oyster mushrooms | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 300 | as marketed edible portion | leafy vegetables including leafy Brassica vegetables but excluding spinach | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 400 | product as consumed | jams, jellies, and marmalades | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 400 | product as consumed | mango chutney | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 400 | product as consumed | table olives | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 500 | ready to drink | tea and herbal tea | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 1000 | product as placed on market | food other than the listed lead categories | Annex 1 Table 1 lead residual row |
| 1000 | as prepared for consume | food supplement | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 2000 | product as consumed | black egg, century egg, millennium egg, or preserved egg | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| 2000 | product as placed on market | food-grade salt | Annex 1 Table 1 lead row |
| Inorganic arsenic (iAs)4 limits | |||
| 100 | as prepared for wholesale or retail distribution | fish oils | Annex 1 Table 1 inorganic arsenic row |
| 200 | whole commodity | polished rice | Annex 1 Table 1 inorganic arsenic row |
| 350 | whole commodity | husked rice | Annex 1 Table 1 inorganic arsenic row |
| 2000 | product as placed on market | other marine animals or plants and their products | Annex 1 Table 1 inorganic arsenic row |
| Total arsenic (tAs)6 limits | |||
| 100 | as prepared for wholesale or retail distribution | edible fats and oils | Annex 1 Table 1 total arsenic row |
| 100 | as prepared for wholesale or retail distribution | fat spreads and blended spreads | Annex 1 Table 1 total arsenic row |
| 200 | as prepared for consume | tea and herbal tea | Annex 1 Table 1 total arsenic row |
| 500 | product as placed on market | food-grade salt | Annex 1 Table 1 total arsenic row |
| 2000 | product as placed on market | food other than the listed arsenic categories | Annex 1 Table 1 total arsenic residual row |
| 2000 | as prepared for consume | food supplement | Annex 1 Table 1 total arsenic row |
| Cadmium (Cd)21 limits | |||
| 50 | as marketed edible portion | Brassica vegetables excluding Brassica leafy vegetables | Annex 1 Table 1 cadmium row |
| 50 | edible portion | bulb vegetables | Annex 1 Table 1 cadmium row |
| 50 | edible portion | fruiting vegetables | Annex 1 Table 1 cadmium row |
| 100 | whole commodity | cereal grains excluding buckwheat, canihua, quinoa, wheat, and rice | Annex 1 Table 1 cadmium row |
| 100 | whole commodity as consumed | legume vegetables | Annex 1 Table 1 cadmium row |
| 100 | whole commodity | pulses excluding dried soya bean | Annex 1 Table 1 cadmium row |
| 100 | edible portion | root and tuber vegetables excluding celeriac | Annex 1 Table 1 cadmium row |
| 100 | as marketed edible portion | stalk and stem vegetables | Annex 1 Table 1 cadmium row |
| 200 | as marketed edible portion | leafy vegetables including Brassica leafy vegetables | Annex 1 Table 1 cadmium row |
| 200 | whole commodity | wheat including common wheat, durum wheat, spelt, and emmer | Annex 1 Table 1 cadmium row |
| 300 | as prepared for wholesale or retail distribution | food supplement | Annex 1 Table 1 cadmium row |
| 300 | dried materials | tea and herbal tea | Annex 1 Table 1 cadmium row |
| 400 | whole commodity | polished rice | Annex 1 Table 1 cadmium row |
| 500 | product as placed on market | food-grade salt | Annex 1 Table 1 cadmium row |
| 800 | as prepared for wholesale or retail distribution | chocolate products containing or declaring >=50% and <70% total cocoa solids on a dry matter basis | Annex 1 Table 1 cadmium row |
| 900 | as prepared for wholesale or retail distribution | chocolate products containing or declaring >=70% total cocoa solids on a dry matter basis | Annex 1 Table 1 cadmium row |
| 1000 | whole commodity edible portion | fish | Annex 1 Table 1 cadmium row |
| 2000 | whole commodity without viscera | cephalopods including cuttlefishes, octopuses, and squids | Annex 1 Table 1 cadmium row |
| 2000 | edible portion | gastropoda such as apple snail, golden apple snail, river snail, and pond snail | Annex 1 Table 1 cadmium row |
| 2000 | edible portion | marine bivalve mollusks such as clams, cockles, and mussels, excluding oysters and scallops | Annex 1 Table 1 cadmium row |
| 2000 | dried seaweed | seaweed | Annex 1 Table 1 cadmium row |
| Mercury, total (tHg)3 limits | |||
| 20 | product as placed on market | food other than the listed total-mercury categories | Annex 1 Table 1 mercury residual row |
| 100 | product as placed on market | food-grade salt | Annex 1 Table 1 mercury row |
| 500 | as prepared for consume | food supplement | Annex 1 Table 1 mercury row |
| Methylmercury (MeHg)6 limits | |||
| 500 | product as placed on market | other marine animals or plants | Annex 1 Table 1 methylmercury row |
| 1000 | fresh or frozen edible portion | predator fish other than marlin, alfonsino, shark, and tuna | Annex 1 Table 1 methylmercury row |
| 1200 | fresh or frozen edible portion | tuna | Annex 1 Table 1 methylmercury row |
| 1500 | fresh or frozen edible portion | alfonsino | Annex 1 Table 1 methylmercury row |
| 1600 | fresh or frozen edible portion | shark | Annex 1 Table 1 methylmercury row |
| 1700 | fresh or frozen edible portion | marlin | Annex 1 Table 1 methylmercury row |
| Tin (Sn)9 limits | |||
| 50000 | product as consumed | cooked cured chopped meat in containers other than tinplate containers | Annex 1 Table 1 tin row |
| 50000 | product as consumed | cooked cured ham in containers other than tinplate containers | Annex 1 Table 1 tin row |
| 50000 | product as consumed | cooked cured pork shoulder in containers other than tinplate containers | Annex 1 Table 1 tin row |
| 50000 | product as consumed | corned beef in containers other than tinplate containers | Annex 1 Table 1 tin row |
| 50000 | product as consumed | luncheon meat in containers other than tinplate containers | Annex 1 Table 1 tin row |
| 150000 | product as consumed | canned beverages | Annex 1 Table 1 tin row |
| 250000 | product as consumed | canned foods other than beverages | Annex 1 Table 1 tin row |
| 250000 | product as placed on market | foods other than the listed tin categories | Annex 1 Table 1 tin residual row |
| 250000 | product as consumed | jams, jellies, and marmalades | Annex 1 Table 1 tin row |
BasisValues appear in the basis the instrument states; no conversion is applied on this page. A standard citing a value in a different basis discloses the conversion on its own derivation table.
Where HMTc cites it
Cells where this instrument holds the strictest government value in force among credible regulators, and therefore binds a published HMTc limit.
No published standard is bound by this instrument yet
A limit recorded above binds nothing today only because another government holds a stricter value for every published cell. It may still bind later, as other jurisdictions relax or as a new subcategory is published.
How this interacts with HMTc
HMTc certification standards adopt the strictest existing maximum level set by any credible government, applied cell-by-cell. Where this instrument holds the strictest value for a (product, analyte) cell, it binds the HMTc limit and the standard cites this page. This page does not set or justify any HMTc threshold; it records the sovereign requirement the program measures against.
A reference page is a record of law, not an HMTc threshold. It states what a government requires; the standard page states what the program requires, and names which instrument binds each cell.