WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/THA/206 
14 September 2012 
 (12-4912) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary 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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Low-acid food in a sealed container and acidified food in a sealed container 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners (including domestically produced low-acid food in a sealed 
container and acidified food in a sealed container)  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) Notification 
entitled "Methods, Equipments and Storages for Manufacturing of Low-Acid Food in a Sealed Container and Acidified Food in a Sealed Container"  Language(s):  Thai  Number 
of pages:  60 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2012/sps/THA/12_3541_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:   
1. The manufacturing of low-acid food in a sealed container and acidified food in a 
sealed container are required to be in accordance with specified production methods, equipments and storage which cover the following items:  
(1) Location and production building; 
(2) Tools, equipments and apparatu s used in production process; 
(3) Processing control; 
(4) Cleaning, sterilization, maintenance and calibration; 
(5) Sanitation; 
(6) Personnel and personal hygiene; and 
(7) Record and report. 
2. Tools, equipments and apparatus used in production process shall comply with this 
notification. 
3. The manufacturer shall provide all retort supervisors and process authority with a 
course of training as required in Attachment 3 of this draft MOPH notification. G/SPS/N/THA/206 
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  4. The importer shall provide a certificate which meets the requirements as stipulated 
under this draft MOPH notification or not lo wer than the requirements of this draft 
MOPH notification. 
5. Those who received licenses for food production, food manufacturing number or food 
import prior to the enforcement of this draft MOPH notification, shall provide 
certificates of compliance or improvement, as the case may be, within one year from 
the date of entry into force of this draft MOPH notification. 
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 stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text) Code of Hygienic Practice for Low-Acid and Acidified Low-Acid 
Canned Foods (CAC/RCP 23-1979) 
[ ] 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 from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  -   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  - 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  - 
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) :  12 November 2012 
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:   
National Bureau of Agricultural Comm odity and Food Standards (ACFS) 
50 Phaholyothin Road, Ladyao 
Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 Thailand Tel:  +(662) 561 4204 Fax:  +(662) 561 4034;  +(662) 561 4088 
E-mail:  sps@acfs.go.th  
Website:  http://www.acfs.go.th   G/SPS/N/THA/206 
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  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 4204 
Fax:  +(662) 561 4034;  +(662) 561 4088 E-mail:  sps@acfs.go.th  Website:  http://www.acfs.go.th