G/TBT/N/THA/680  
17 October 2022  
(22-7760) 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:   
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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) Notification, No. … B.E. …. (....) issued by virtue of the Food Act 
B.E. 2522 entitled "Nutrition Labelling"; (46 page(s), in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) is proposing to revise the 
MOPH notification concerning "Nutrition Labelling" as follows:  
a. Following Regulation shall be repealed;  
(1) The notification of the Ministry  of Public Health No. 182 B.E. 2541 (1998) entitled 
"Nutrition Labelling"  
(2) The notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 219) B.E. 2544 (2001) entitled 
"Nutrition Labelling (No. 2)"  
(3) The notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 392 B.E. 2561 (2018) entitled 
"Nutrition Labelling (No. 3)"  
b. The list of Food products Required to bear Nutrition Labelling is given below:  
(1) Foods which have nutrition claims.  
(2) Foods which have health claims.  
(3) Foods which used food value in sale  promotion.  
(4) Other foods to be notified by the Minister of Public Health.  
c. In this notification,  G/TBT/N/THA/680  
 
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  "Nutrition labelling" means the declaration of nutritional properties of food, consisting of 
energy and nutrient information on the food label according t o format and conditions in 
the Appendices attached to this notification.  
"Foods which have nutrition claim" means food which any representation that states, 
suggests or implies that relate to type or content of nutrients, or comparative nutrients 
content. This food does not include foods which are prescribed to declare the type or 
content of nutrients as follows to particular notification of the Ministry of Public Health.  
"Foods which have health claims" means food which any representation which states, 
suggests or implies that a relationship exists between a food or a constituent of that food 
and health.  
"Foods which used food value in sale promotion" means foods which bring their 
information and usefulness or function, ingredients or nutrients of product t o health for 
use in sale promotion.  
"Nutrient" means recommended nutrients which are prescribed in Appendix No.3 attached 
to this notification, and also mean to include energy and sub -nutrients of nutrients which 
are prescribed in Appendix No.3.  
d. Nutriti on labelling must be expressed in the Thai language, but the foreign language 
may be included and must conform to the criteria and conditions in the Appendices 
attached to this notification as follows:  
Appendix No.1: Format and conditions to display nutrit ion labelling.  
Appendix No.2: Method to prescribe quantity per one serving unit to the quantity per 
consumption unit per container.  
Appendix No.3: Thai reference daily intakes.  
Appendix No.4: Criteria for Nutrition Claims on food labelling.  
e. Foods which have nutrition labelling shall follow the notification of the Ministry of Public 
Health regarding the Labeling of Prepackaged Foods.  
f. Foods which have nutrition labelling prior to the date of this notification come into force 
can still be sold but not mo re than three years from the date of this notification come into 
force.  
g. This notification shall not enforce the following foods :  
(1) Infant formula and formulas for special medical purposes intended for infants, 
complementary food for older infants and  young children, food for a special purpose and 
other foods which are prescribed by the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health 
concerning the nutrients displayed on labelling only.  
(2) Foods which are not for sale directly to consumers or foods whic h are not produced 
or imported for sale in the country.  
(3) Foods that are partially packed from bulk batches are intended to sell whole packages.  
h. This notification shall come into force after 180 days from its publication in the 
Government Gazette.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling  
8. Relevant documents:   
(1) The notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 182 B.E. 2541 (1998) entitled 
"Nutrition Labelling"  
(2) The notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 219) B.E. 2544 (2001) entitled 
"Nutrition Labelling (No. 2)"  
(3) The notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 392 B.E. 2561 (2018) entitled 
"Nutrition Labelling (No. 3)"  G/TBT/N/THA/680  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  180 days after the date of its publication in the 
Government Gazette.  
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@gmail.com  
Websites: http://www.acfs.go.th  
http:/ /www.spsthailand.net/  
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