Thai Agricultural Standard – Peanut Kernel: Maximum Level of Aflatoxin

Thailand’s National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS) has issued revised Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures for the importation of peanut kernels due to persistent non-compliance with aflatoxin residue standards. The updated regulation, effective immediately upon publication in the Royal Gazette, replaces the previous announcement from July 2024. It introduces a three-tier inspection system: Monitoring Inspection for low-risk countries, Enhanced Monitoring Inspection for countries with higher non-compliance, and 100% Order Inspection for countries with severe and unresolved violations. Importers must take corrective actions—such as improving product quality, returning shipments, or destroying non-compliant goods—and notify producers/exporters via the TAS-License system. If no corrective measures are reported by the exporting country’s authority, Thailand may suspend import approvals and reconsider trade relations to protect public health.