G/TBT/N/THA/721  
19 December 2023  
(23-8669) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  THAILAND  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
The Office of Food and Drug Administration (Thai FDA)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from a bove:  - 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN  where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Foods (ICS 
Code: 67.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Ministry 
of Public Health (MOPH) Notificat ion, No. … B.E. …. (....) issued by virtue of the Food Act 
B.E. 2522 entitled " The Display of Nutrition Symbol on Food Label (No.2)"; (1 page(s), 
in English), (1 page(s), in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) is proposi ng to revise the 
MOPH notification concerning " The Display of Nutrition Symbol on Food Label" as follows:  
Clause 1. Clause 2 of the notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No.373) B.E. 2559 
entitled "The Display of Nutrition Symbol on Food Label" d ated 12th January B.E. 2559 
(2016) shall be repealed and replaced with the following texts:  
"Clause 2 For any food Manufacturer and Importer for sale, or Food Distributor intending 
to display the nutrition symbol on food label, the food product attached by  such label shall 
be initially inspected and certified by the Institute of Nutrition of Mahidol University, or 
other relevant agencies authorized by the Committee of Strategy mobilization in Building 
Linkages between Food and Nutrition for Good Quality of Life under the National Food 
Committee. After inspection and certification, the nutrition symbol subsequently can be 
displayed on food label."  
Clause 2. This Notification shall come into force as from the day following date of its 
publication in the Govern ment Gazette onwards.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling  
8. Relevant documents:   
The notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No.373) B.E. 2559 (2016) entitled "The 
Display of Nutrition Symbol on Food Label"  G/TBT/N/THA/721  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  As from the day following date of its publication in 
the Government Gazette onwards.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS)  
50 Phaholyothin Road, Ladyao  
Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900; Thailand  
Tel: +(662) 561 4204  
Fax: +(662) 561 4034  
E-mail: spsthailand@gm ail.com  
Websites: http://www.acfs.go.th  
http://www.spsthailand.net/  
https://spsthailand.acfs.go.th/th/main  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/THA/23_14704_00_e.pdf  
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