. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/THA/79
16 November 2001
(01-5840)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  THAILAND
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Ministry of Public Health
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  HS Chapter:  1704, ICS:  67.180 (Sugar and sugar products)
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Notification of Ministry of Public
Health (No.228) B.E. 2544(2001) Chewing Gum an Candy (3 pages) (Available in Thai
language)
5. Description of content:  The Notification of Ministry of Public Health No.96
B.E.2528(1985) Labelling for Sugar and Candy dated 30 September B.E.2528(1985) and
No.131 B.E.2533(1990) Labelling for Sugar and Candy (No.2) dated 10 October
B.E.2533(1990) are withdrawn.  Good Manufa cturing Practice shall be applied for
production of chewing gum and candy.  In addition, this ministerial notification prescribes
labelling requirements to be in accordance  with the ministerial notification regarding
labelling.  The label shall contain information, in Thai language but may also be
accompanied by foreign languages, on the name of food;  food serial number;  name and
address of manufacturer, repacker or importer, as the case may be;  net weight in metric
system;  sugar or sweeteners in percentage of weight;  the statements "preservative used" (if
any), "natural colour added" or "synthetic colour added" (if any, as the case may be), "Use(name of sweetener used) as sweetener", "natural flavouring agent added", "nature-identical
flavouring agent added" or "artificial flavouring agent added" (if any, as the case may be);
month and year of manufacture and expiry date  or date, month and year within which food
remains in good quality.
Licences for food labelling issued prior to the enforcement of this ministerial notification
will be valid for two years.
Producers or importers who received licences pr ior to the enforcement of this ministerial
notification must apply for food serial numbe r within one year after this ministerial
notification comes into force.  Upon submitting the application, the former labels can still
be valid for not more than two years.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
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7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
Publication in which the notification is published when adopted:
- Government Gazette Vol.118, Special Part 70 ngor., dated 26 July 2001
9. Proposed date of adoption:  23 July 2001
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  24 July 2001
11. Final date for comments:  -
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:           
12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Food Control Division
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Thanon Tiwanond, Amphoe Muang
Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand
Tel:  (66 2) 590 7214
Fax:  (66 2) 591 8476