"Natural Mineral Water"  
The Summary Description of content:   
In order to comply with the maximum level of ce rtain contaminants provided in the Standard for 
Natural Mineral Waters (CODEX STAN 108-1981 which has been amended since 2019, the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No.  199) B.E. 2543 (2000) should be amended which; 
1. the MOPH Notification No. 199 (BE. 2543) issued by virtue of the Food Act B.E. 2522 entitled 
"Mineral water" of 19 September B.E. 2543 will be  repealed and replaced by this draft of MOPH 
Notification. 
2. In this Notification, "Natural Mineral Water" is water that clearly distinguished from ordinary 
drinking water by its content of certain mineral salts and other compositions that are due to the specific qualities of its source of origin. According to the Groundwater Act, it shall be obtained from 
natural sources of underground wa ter, where it is not a surface water and the environmental or 
land-use activities do not cause contamination of groundwater. 
3. Natural Mineral Water can be ca tegorized into 5 types as follow; 
3.1 Naturally carbonated  natural mineral water 
3.2 Non-carbonated natural mineral water 
3.3 Decarbonated natural mineral water 3.4 Natural mineral water fortified wi th carbon dioxide from the source 
3.5 Carbonated natural mineral water 
4. Natural Mineral Water shall be packaged close to the point of emergence of the source with 
treatments permitted, including; 
(1) gas adjustment, (2) separation from unstable constituents, such as compounds containing iron, manganese, 
sulphur or arsenic, by decantation and/or filtra tion, if necessary, accelerated by the previous 
aeration. 
Moreover, Natural Mineral Water shall be collecte d under conditions guaranteeing the original 
chemical composition of essential components. The treatments provided abov e shall only be carried 
out on condition that the mineral content of the wa ter is not modified in its essential constituents, 
which give the water its properties. 
5. Natural mineral water in its package shall cont ain no more than the fo llowing amounts of the 
substances or microbiology indicated here: 
5.1 Heavy metal; 
(1) Antimony 0.005 mg/l (2) Arsenic 0.01 mg/l, calculated as total As 
(3) Barium 0.7 mg/l1 (4) Borate 5 mg/l, calculated as B 
(5) Cadmium 0.003 mg/l 
(6) Chromium 0.05 mg/l, calculated as total Cr 
(7) Copper 1 mg/l 
(8) Lead 0.01 mg/l 
(9) Manganese 0.4 mg/l (10) Mercury 0.001 mg/l 
(11) Nickel 0.02 mg/l (12) Selenium 0.01 mg/l 
5.2 other substances 
(1) Cyanide 0.07 mg/l (2) Nitrate 50 mg/l, ca lculated as nitrate 
(3) Nitrite 0.1 mg/l as nitrite 
(4) Free from (below the limit of qu antification) Surface active agents 
(5) Free from (below the limit of quantification) Pesticides 
(6) Free from (below the limit  of quantification) PCBs 
(7) Free from (below the limit of quantification) Mineral oil 
(8) Free from (below the limit of quantification) Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons 
5.3 Microbiology 
(1) E. Coli 2.2 (MPN) / 100 millilitre 
(2) free from Escherichia coli 
(3) Pathogens as indicated in the MOPH notification (No. 416) B.E. 2563 Re: Prescribing the 
quality or standard, principles, conditions and methods of analysis for pathogenic microorganisms 
in foods. 
6. Natural Mineral Water shall be produced and co ntrolled according to the MOPH Notification on 
Good Manufacturing Practices which may be subjected to treatments during the bottling process as a disinfectant (e.g. Ultraviolet) to inhibit the growth of harmful microorganisms cross-contamination 
when necessary. 
7. Natural mineral water shall be packed in hermetically sealed retail containers suitable for 
preventing the possible adulteration or contamination of water. 
8. In addition to the general labelling requirement according to the MOPH Notification for the 
Labelling of Pre-packaged Foods, the following provisions shall apply: 
8.1 The name of the product shall be "natural mineral water", which may be accompanied by a 
trading name. 
8.2 Type of Natural Mineral Wate r in accordance with Section 3 
8.3 The location of the source  or the name of the source. 
8.4 Chemical composition which gives characteristics to the product 
8.5 If natural mineral water has been submitted to a treatment the result of the treatment shall 
be declared on the label. 
8.6 If the product contains; 
(1) more than 1 mg/l of fluoride, the term "contains fluoride" shall appear on the label as 
part of, or in close proximity to, the product's name or in an otherwise prominent position. 
(2) more than 1.5 mg/l fluorides. the followin g sentence, "The product is not suitable for 
infants and children under the age of seven years", should be included on the label in addition to (1) 
9. Labelling prohibitions; 
9.1 No claims concerning medicinal (preventative, alleviative or curative) effects or claims of 
other beneficial effects related to the health of th e consumer shall not be made unless true and not 
misleading. 
9.2 The name of the locality or specified place may not form part of the trade name unless it 
refers to natural mineral water collected at the place designated by that trade name. 
9.3 The use of any statement or any pictorial device which may create confusion in the mind 
of the public or in any way mislead the public about the nature, origin, composition and properties 
of natural mineral waters pu t on sale is prohibited. 
10. Producers or importers of Natural Mineral Water which approved for marketing prior to the 
Notification come into force shall comply with this Notification within two years from the date this 
Notification come into force; 
11. This notification shall enter into force after 180 days of its publication in the Government Gazette.