. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/THA/63
23 November 2001
(01-5969)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THAILAND
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Ministry of Public Health
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   HS Chapter 1601,
ICS: 67.120.10 (Meat and meat products)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Notification of the
Ministry of Public Health (No.243) B.E.2544(2001) Meat Products  (2 pages, available in
Thai language)
6. Description of content:   The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No.110)
B.E.2531(1988) Re : Labelling for Meat Products dated 22 January B.E.2531(1988) is
withdrawn. Good Manufacturing Pr actice shall be applied for production. In addition, this
ministerial notification prescribes the following items:
(1) Classification
Meat products mean meat balls, sausage, fermented pork, minced pork, Chinese
sausage and the like products packed in containers ready for sale.
(2) Labelling of meat products shall be in accordance with the ministerial
notification regarding labelling, except for Clause 3 of the Notification of
Ministry of Public Health Health (No.194).
(3) The label of meat products sold to consumers shall contain information, in Thai
language but may 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 content in metric system; the statement “preservative used” (if any);
date, month, year of manufacture, expiry da te or date, month and year within which
the food remains in good quality.
Licences for food labelling issued prior to the enforcement of this ministerial notification
will still be valid for not more than 2 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 2 years.G/TBT/N/THA/63
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7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer protection
8. Relevant documents:   Publication in which the notif ication is published when adopted:
- Government Gazette, Vol.118, Special Part 99 ngor, dated 9 October 2001
9. Proposed date of adoption:  9 October 2001
Proposed date of entry into force:  10 October 2001
10. Final date for comments:   -
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the 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