G/TBT/N/THA/434  
 
27 March 2014  
(14-1916)  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 telephon e 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):  Full fat 
pasteurized fresh cow's milk and cow's milk (HS: 0401, ICS: 67.100). Milk and milk 
products (ICS 67.100). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft MOPH 
Notification, B.E..., entitled "P remium Labelling on full fat past eurized fresh cow's milk and 
cow's milk" (2 pages, in Thai).     
6. Description of content:  The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) is proposing to establish 
the MOPH notification concerning full fat pasteurized fresh cow's milk and cow's milk as 
follows: 
1. Full fat pasteurized fresh cow's milk and cow's milk that are labelled "premium" on 
 the label shall be approved by The Office of Food and Drug Administration (Thai 
 FDA); 
2. Full fat pasteurized fresh cow's milk and cow's milk that are labelled "Premium" on 
 the label shall comply with the following terms and conditions: 
- Quality and standards shall comply with the notification of the Ministry of 
 Public Health related to cow's milk; 
- Have conformity and certified processing system which comply with  
 international standards or equivalent quality control from raw materials 
 through to the finished product, including traceability. 
- Primary and secondary production must be certified in quality system such 
 as Good Agriculture Practice (GAP), GMP, HACCP and other equivalent 
 systems. 
- Full fat pasteurized fresh cow's milk and cow's milk must be of a higher 
 quality and standards for the following: 
a. Used raw cow's milk that total microorganism (Standard Plate Count; SPC is 
 not more than 200,000 cell/ml and Somatic Cell Count; SCC is not more 
 than 300,000 cell/ml; 
b. Milk protein is not less than 3.1 % by weight; G/TBT/N/THA/434 
 
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  c. Milk fat is not less than 4.0 % by weight; 
d. Milk solid not fat is not less than 8.5 % by weight; 
e. Total microorganism is not more than 1,000 cell/ml at the manufacturer and 
 not more than 10,000 cell/ml for shelf life. 
3. Food operators that use the "Premium" labelling before this notification shall 
 comply with the notification within two years of its entry into force. 
This notification shall come into force the following day after its publication in the 
Government Gazette. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer protection.  
8. Relevant documents:   - 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined  One year after being noti fied in the Official 
Gazette. 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from the da te of circulation. 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the 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  
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