G/SPS/N/THA/219  
 
22 August 2013  
(13-4496)  Page: 1/3  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: 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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Pre-packaged foods (ICS Code: 67.040) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Draft MOPH Notification, B.E., entitled "The Labelling 
of Pre-packaged foods"  Language(s): Thai  Number of pages: 6 
6. Description of content: The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) is proposing to revise the 
MOPH notification concerning "Food Labelling" as follows: 
a. The notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 194) B.E. 2543 (2000) Food 
Labelling dated 19 September, the notification of the Ministry of Public Health 
(No. 252) Food Labellin g B.E. 2545 (2002) dated 30 May, and the notification of the 
Ministry of Public Health (No. 343) Food Labelling B.E. 2555 (2012) dated 17 April, are withdrawn and replaced by this ministerial notification. 
b. This notification prescribes that pre-packaged food which is manufactured, imported 
for sale and intended for sale to the final consumer shall be labelled. The product label shall provide the following information in Thai: (1) Product name; (2) Serial 
number; (3) Importer or manufacturer's name and address; (4) Metric declaration of 
quantity; (5) Ingredient list; (6) Allergen s and substances causing hypersensitivity 
as defined in Item 4(6) as follows: (6.1) Cereals which contain gluten such as wheat, rye, barley, oat, spelt or hybrid 
varieties and their products 
(6.2) Crustaceans and products of crustaceans (6.3) Eggs and egg products 
(6.4) Fish and fish products 
(6.5) Peanut, soybean and their products (6.6) Milk and milk products (including lactose) 
(6.7) Hard-shelled nuts (such as Pistachios), nuts, tree nuts (Ex: almonds, walnuts, 
pecans) and their products  (6.8) Sulphite in concentrations of 10 mg/kg or more; (7) The type of food additives permitted fo r use shall be provided together with the 
s p e c i f i c  n a m e  o r  I N S  c o d e ;  ( 8 )  B e s t  b e f o r e  d a t e  f o r  p r o d u c t s  w i t h  a  s h e l f  l i f e  
<3 months, or displayed in month and year format for products capable of being stored more than 3 months; and (9) other required information such as: cooking 
and storage instructions. Imported pre-packaged food which is not for retail sale or 
food catering may be labelled in English. G/SPS/N/THA/219 
 
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  c. The name of the food product must be mark ed using a font size no less than 2 mm, 
unless the label area is of less than 35 cm2. 
d. The food product's serial number and metric declaration of quantity, as well as the 
name and address of a manufacturer, ingr edients list, additives, allergens and 
substances causing hypersensitivity, must be marked using font size at least 1 mm, 1.5 mm, or 2 mm on label areas of less than 100 cm
2, between 100-250 cm2, and 
more than 250 cm2, respectively. The ingredients list must be marked on the label 
unless the label area is of less than 35 cm2. 
e. This notification shall not be applied to th e following: (1) Food where the seller can 
provide information to consumer at the time purchased, such as street vendors; 
(2) Fresh food or cut fresh food, or similar product, in packages where the nature or quality of the foods can be seen; (3) Food that is ready for consumption in restaurants, hotels, schools, hospitals or food packaged for home order delivery. 
f. Any producer or importer of food prior to th e date of enforcement of this notification 
shall submit application for the label correction in compliance with this notification and the old labels can be used for a period of two years after this notification 
becomes effective. 
g. This notification shall come into force 180 days after its publication in the Official 
Gazette. 
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. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
a. The notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 194) B.E. 2543 (2000) Food 
Labelling dated 19 September 
b. The notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 252) Food Labelling B.E. 2545 
(2002) dated 30 May 
c. The notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 343) Food Labelling B.E. 2555 
(2012) dated 17 April 
d. CODEX STAN 1-1985: Labelling of Pre-packaged Food 
(available in Thai) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. G/SPS/N/THA/219 
 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 180 days after being notified in the Official Gazette. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 21 October 2013 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
National Bureau of Agricultural Co mmodity and Food Standards (ACFS) 
50 Phaholyothin Road, Ladyao Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 Thailand 
Tel: +(662) 561 4024 
Fax: +(662) 561 4034, +(662) 561 4088 E-mail: sps@acfs.go.th 
Website: http://www.acfs.go.th  
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (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 4024 Fax: +(662) 561 4034, +(662) 561 4088 
E-mail: sps@acfs.go.th 
Website: http://www.acfs.go.th