Thailand fish oil standards: Firms have two-year transition period to meet new composition and production processes

Manufacturers and importers having two years to adopt the new specifications. For example, at least 50 per cent of the fatty acids in concentrated and highly concentrated fish oil should be EPA and DHA in the form of triglycerides and or phospholipids. Krill oil should consist 30 per cent of phospholipids, with triglycerides as the other main composition. As for anchovy oil, the sum of EPA and DHA should be at least 27 per cent of the total fatty acids. The newly introduced standards are listed in the notification of the Ministry of Public Health no. 422​. There is no existing or prior related standard regulating fish oil in Thailand, and the newly introduced standards are based on the CODEX guideline, said a regulatory expert. “The Thai FDA regulations are normally developed based on international standards. As CODEX has ​adopted the Standard for Fish oil in 2017​​, it is timely for the Thai authority to introduce the standards and to ensure the fish oil products in the Thai ...