G/TBT/N/THA/513  
 
16 May 2018  
(18-2917) 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 above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], 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 MOPH 
Notificat ion, B.E.., entitled "Nutrition Labelling (No. 3)" (1 page(s), in Thai and English)  
6. Description of content: To amend the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health, Re: 
Nutrition Labelling on Thai Recommended Daily Intakes (Thai RDI) for Thai people  over 6 
years of age of "Sodium", which is a nutrient associated with Non -Communicable Diseases 
(NCDs) and affect the health of Thai population, to comply with the Codex standards.  
By virtue of provisions of Section 5 and Section 6 (10) of the Food Act B.E.2522 (1979), 
the Minister of Public Health hereby issues the notification as follows:  
Clause 1: Thai Recommended Daily Intakes (Thai RDI) of sodium in i tem No.28 of the list 
of nutrients recommended for Thai people aged 6 years and over in Annex.3 atta ched to 
the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 182), BE 2541 (1998), Re: Nutrition 
Labelling dated 20 March 1998, shall be repealed and replaced by the following:  
No.        Nutrient        Thai RDI       Unit 
28         Sodium          2,000             mg 
Clause 2: Any foods, which have been displayed the nutrition labelling before the date of 
this notification and sodium content does not comply with the recommended daily sodium 
intake described above, can still be sold but not more than two years as from the date of 
this notification come into force.  
Clause 3: This notification shall come into force from the day following the date of its 
publication in the Government Gazette.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consumer information, labelling  G/TBT/N/THA/513  
 
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  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)"   
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: After being notified in the Official 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:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/THA/18_2477_00_x.pdf