G/TBT/N/THA/706  
10 July 2023  
(23-4662) Page: 1/3 
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 
Notification of the Ministry of Public Health  (No. ...) B.E ….Issued by virtue of the Food 
Act B .E.2522 Re : Labeling of Some Kinds of Prepackag ed Processed Foods  ; (2 page(s), 
in English), (2 page(s), in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH ) is proposing to revise the 
MOPH notification concerning related to food which are required to bare labels  " as 
follows : 
Clause 1. The following Notifications shall be repealed  
(1) Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No . 44 (B.E. 2523 (1978)) Re: Husked 
Rice Flour, dated 12th January 2523 (1980)  
(2) Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No .100 (B.E. 2529 (1986)) Re: Label of 
Finished Gelatin and Jelly, dated 10th April 2529 (1986) 
(3) Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No .200 (B.E.2543 (2000)) Re: Sauces in 
Sealed Containers, dated 19th September 2543 (2000) 
(4) Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No . 224 (B.E.2544 (2001) Re: Bread, 
dated 23rd July 2544 (2001) 
(5) Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No . 228 (B.E.2544(2001) Re: Chewing 
Gum and Candy, dated 23 July 2544 (2001) 
(6) Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No . 237 (B.E.2544 (2001)) Re: Labelling 
of Ready -to-Cook Foods and Ready -to-Eat Foods, dated 20 August 2544 (2001)  
(7) Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No . 243 (B.E.2544 (2001)) Re: Some 
Meat Products, dated 26 September 2544 (2001)  
Clause 2  Some kinds of pre -packaged processed foods are required to bear labels.  G/TBT/N/THA/706  
 
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  Clause 3 In this notification : 
Some kinds of prepackaged processed foods  mean f oods packed in containers for sale 
including;  
1) Husked Rice Flour  
2) Finished Gelatin and Jelly  
3) Sauces in Sealed Containers  excluding food that has been specifically announced by 
the Ministry of Public Health  
4) Bread  
5) Chewing Gum and Candy  
6) Some M eat Products  
7) Ready -to-Eat Foods  
8) Ready -to-Cook Foods which various ingredients are prepared for cooking of each 
specific food  
Clause 4 Labels of Some kinds of prepackaged processed foods shall follow to the 
Notification of the Ministry of Public Healt h, Re : Labeling of Prepackaged Foods  and/or 
the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health, Re : Food products Required to bear 
Nutrition Labelling and Guideline Daily Amounts, GDA Labelling, if required . 
Clause 5  Labelling of food products in clause 3 that received food serial number before 
the effective date  of this notification can still be sold but not more than two years from 
date of this notification come into force  and after the expiration of such period, 
proceedings shall be in accordanc e with this announcement . 
Clause 6  Food products in clause 3 which are received the serial number before the date 
of this notification come into force  can still be used . Labels of food products could follow 
to the notification of the Ministry of Public Hea lth, Re : Labeling of Prepackaged Foods . 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consistency of label of prepackaged food  
8. Relevant documents:   
(1) The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health, Re : Labeling of Prepackaged Foods  
(2) The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health, Re : Food products Required to bear 
Nutrition Labelling and Guideline Daily Amounts, GDA Labelling  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Proposed date of entry into force: a days after the 
date of its publication in the Government Gazette.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/THA/706  
 
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  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@gmail.com  
Websites: http://www.acfs.go.th  
http://www.spsthailand.net/  
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