WTO notification · SPS
MalaysiaProposed measure, may since have been adopted
Official title
Proposed Amendment of the Food Act 1983 [Act 281]
Malaysia notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 19 December 2025. The comment period closed on 17 February 2026.
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Published here:
All foods and food contact materials
The comment period closed on 17 February 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/MYS/70; it can take them up with Malaysia.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)The proposed amendment of the Food Act 1983 [Act 281] consists of the following aspects: I. to strengthen control of food contact materials; II. expansion of the powers of the Minister and Director General; III. amendments to existing interpretations; IV. strengthening enforcement activities; V. increase the penalty rate.
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