. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/THA/75
15 November 2001
(01-5817)
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, where
applicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  HS Chapter 0703, ICS:  67.080.20 (Vegetables and derived products)
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Notification of the Ministry of
Public Health (No.242) B.E.2544(2001) Garlic Products (2 pages, available in Thailanguage)
5. Description of content:  The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No.105)
B.E.2530(1987) Labelling for Garlic Products dated 4 June B.E.2530(1987) is withdrawn.
Good Manufacturing Practice shall be applied for production.  In addition, this notification
prescribes as follows:
(1) Classification
Garlic products mean products made from processed garlic or garlic in liquid or dry
form, whether or not mixed with other materials and packed in capsules or
compressed as tablets.
(2) Garlic products are food subject to labelling.  The label shall be approved before
use and shall also be in accordance with the ministerial notification regarding
labelling.
(3) The label of garlic products shall contain information on the name of food;  food
serial number;  name and address of manufacturer, repacker or importer, as the casemay be;  net content in metric system;  number of capsules or tablets per packaging
unit;  active ingredients per unit;  the statements "preservative used" (if any),
"natural colour added" or "synthetic colour added" (if any, as the case may be),
"natural flavouring agent added" or "nature identical flavouring agent added" or
"artificial flavouring agent added" (if any, as the case may be);  month and year ofmanufacture, expiry date or month and year within which the food remains in good
quality;  instructions for use;  instructions for maintenance (if any);  and any other
statements required by the FDA.
Licences for food labelling issued prior to the enforcement of this ministerial notification
will still be valid for not more than two years.G/SPS/N/THA/75
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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
other damage from pests           
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 99 ngor, dated 9 October 2001
9. Proposed date of adoption:  9 October 2001
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  10 October 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 MuangNonthaburi 11000, Thailand
Tel:  +(66 2) 590-7214
Fax:  + (66 2) 591-8476