G/SPS/N/THA/240  
 
16 February 2017  
(17-0921) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosan itary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: THAILAND  
If applicable, name of local government involved: - 
2. Agency responsible: Food and Drug Administration (Thai FDA)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in n ational 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): 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 Ministry of Public Health Notification entitled 
"Gluten -free on food label" . Language(s): 3. Number of pages: Thai 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/THA/17_0850_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The draft MOPH notification propose s to prescribe the "gluten 
free" food labelling as follows:  
1. Food compl ying with the following criteria can make d eclaration of "gluten free" on 
food label:  
(a) Cerea sl other than cereal s or root plants which naturally contain gluten;  
(b) Flour made from (a);  
(c) Food product having ingredient from (a) or (b);  
(d) Food consisting of one or more ingredients from wheat as all Triticum species 
(i.e. durum wheat, spelt, kamut), rye, barley, oats or their crossbred varieties 
which have been specially processed to remove gluten, and the gluten level in a 
final product sold  to consumer does not exceed 20 mg/kg of the final food 
product;  
2. Declaration of food in item 1 . can be displayed as "gluten free" only. In case of food 
in item (d), the text of "being specially processed to remove gluten" shall be 
displayed together with "gluten free "; 
3. Method  of analysis shall be based on the Standard for F oods for Special Dietary Use 
for Persons Intolerant to Gluten CODEX STAN 118 -1979;  
4. This MOPH notification shall come into force as from the day following date of its 
publication in the Government 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.   G/SPS/N/THA/240  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Standard for Foods for Special Dietary Use for 
Persons Intolerant to Gluten CODEX STAN 118 -1979 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code,  chapter number) :   
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :   
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates fr om the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of en try into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : The day after being notified in the Official Gazette.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification  and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Thailand SPS Contact Point  
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: spsthailand@gmail.com  
Website: http://www.acfs.go.th  
13. Text(s)  available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Thailand SPS contact point  
E-mail: spsthailand @gmail.com