. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/THA/71
5 October 2001
(01-4814)
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 (F DA), 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:  Maize (corn):  (HS Chapter:  10.05, ICS: 67.060), Vegetables and derived
products:  (HS Chapter:  1201 ICS 67.08.20)
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Notification of Ministry of Public
Health (No. …) B.E. … Labelling of Food Obta ined through Certain Techniques of Genetic
Modification(Genetic Engineering (2 pages, available in English language)
5. Description of content:
1. the following foods obtained through certain techniques of genetic modification-
genetic engineering shall be subjected to label.
(1) Soybean
(2) Tofu
(3) Dried Soybean curd, soybean refuse, yabu(4) Natto (fermented soybean)
(5) soybean milk
(6) Soybean paste
(7) Cooked soybean
(8) Canned or bottled or retort pouch soybean
(9) Roasted soybean flour
(10) Roasted soybean(11) Food containing items 1 to 10 as main ingredient
(12) Food containing soybean flour as main ingredient
(13) Food containing soybean protein as main ingredient
(14) Food containing green soybean as main ingredient
(15) Food containing soybean sprouts as main ingredient(16) Corn
(17) Corn snack
(18) Corn flour
(19) Popcorn
(20) Frozen or chilled corn
(21) Canned or bottled or retortable corn
(22) Food containing corn flour as main ingredient
(23) Food containing corn grits as main ingredient
(24) Food containing items 16 to 21 as main ingredientG/SPS/N/THA/71
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2. The label of the foods mentioned in (1) shall be subjected to the following
Notifications:
- The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health of certain products
- The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 194) .E.2543(2000)
re. Label, with exception of Clause 3(1) name of foods and Clause 3(5)
name of ingredients shall be as follows:
(a) For foods which have only one main ingredient, the label should provide
the statement of "genetically modified" in conjunction with, or in close
proximity to, the name of the foods under (1) such as "genetically modifiedcorn", "tofu produced from genetically modified soybean" etc.
(b) For multi-ingredients foods, the label should provide the statement of
"genetically modified" in conjunction with, or in close proximity to, or
under the name of top three ingredients of food products such as"genetically modified corn starch" etc.
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
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined
11. Final date for comments:  60 days from the circulation date
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
Website address:  www.fdamoph.go.th
Tel:  (66 2) 590-7214
Tel:  (66 2) 591-8476