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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/THA/103
2 July 2003
(03-3520)
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:  The Office of Food and Drug  Administration (Thai FDA)
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable):   Dairy products
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   All
countries
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   The Ministry of Public
Health Notification No. 265 dated 19 December 2002 entitled "Cow's milk" (13 pages,available in Thai)
6. Description of content:   As it was deemed necessary to revise the provisions on cow's milk,
the Ministry of Public Health is authorized to notify the public that:
(i) The Ministry of Public Health No tification No. 26 (1979), No. 149 (1993) and
No. 218 (2001) were repealed;
(ii) Cow's milk products which are clas sified as specific-controlled foods;
(iii) Cow's milk products which are heat treat ed raw milk, milk powder, condensed milk,
recombined milk and full milk;
(iv) Other food nutrients may be added to cow' s milk products provided the provisions on
the augmentation of food nutrients are fully observed;
(v) Heat treatments, standards and qualities, storage and shelf life requirements for each
particular cow's milk product are also provided for;
(vi) Instructions for food additives are attached to this notification;(vii) Labelling for cow's milk products must comply with the provisions on food labelling
as well as particular labelling provisions laid down in this notification;
(viii) Producers or importers of cow's milk products for sale must comply with the
provisions on production me thods, equipment and storage for food products;
(ix) Packaging for cow's milk products must comply with provisions on food packaging;
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(x) Those who acquired the approval for registered food recipes and labelling prior to
this measure being in effect must appl y for corrections in compliance with the
provisions under this notification with in 180 days after it comes into force.
7. 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
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [   ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
Codex Standard for Milk Powder and Cream  Powder (207–1999) (deviation:  no maximum
limits for whole milk powder)
Codex Standard for Evaporated Milk (A-3 -1971, Rev.1-1999) (deviation:  not including
evaporated high fat milk)
Codex Standard  for Sweetened Condensed Milk (A-4-1971, Rev.1-1999) (deviation:  not
including sweetened condensed high fat milk)
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   The official gazette,
volume 120, special chapter 4 d, dated 10 January 2003 (11 pages, available in Thai)
10. Proposed date of adoption:   -
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   11 January 2003
12. Final date for comments:   -
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ X ] National notification
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (ifavailable) of other body:
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority,  [ X ] National enquiry
point,  or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Authority designated to handle comments:
Enquiry point
National Bureau of Agriculture Co mmodity and Food Standards (ACFS)
Division of Agriculture Commod ity and Food Standards Policy
3 Ratchadamnern-Nok Road, Bangkok 10200
Thailand
Tel: (662) 629 8970
Fax: (662) 629 8978Website: www.acfs.go.th
E-mail: acfspol@acfs.go.th