G/TBT/N/THA/529  
 
30 November 2018  
(18-7583) 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): Food 
supplement  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft MOPH 
Notification, B.E,  entitled "Food supplement (No. 3) " (3 page(s), in Thai)   
6. Description of content: The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) is proposing to revise the 
MOPH Notification concerning "Food supplement (No. 3)" as follows:  
1. Clause 4 of the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 293) B.E. 2548 (2005), 
Re: Food Supplement dated 26 June, shall be repealed and replaced with:  
"Clause 4 Food supplement is regulated under the regulation of food quality or food 
standards. " 
2. Clause 9 and 10 of the Notifica tion of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 293) B.E. 2548 
(2005), Re: Food Supplement dated 15 December and the Notification of the Ministry of 
Public Health (No. 309) B.E. 2550 (2007), Re: Food Supplement (No. 2) dated 
7 November, shall be repealed and re placed with:  
"Clause 9 Labelling of food supplement shall follow the Notification of Ministry of Public 
Health Re: Labelling of Pre -packaged Foods and declare the information as follows:  
9.1 Food name, the word "food supplement " shall be displayed as a part of the name or 
accompanied with.  
9.2 Net quantity of content statement shall be declared as follows:  
   9.2.1 Food supplement in tablets or capsules showed as number per pack.  
   9.2.2 Food supplement in liquid showed as net v olume.  
   9.2.3 Food supplement in solid or others showed as net weight.  
9.3 Name and amount of main or characteristic ingredients are sorted in descending 
order.  
Clause 10 Precautions or other statements for food supplement products must be declared 
as in Annex ". G/TBT/N/THA/529  
 
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  The following food supplements are requested to declare additional warning or additional 
statement:  
shark cartilage, pollen, chitosan, fish oil, evening primrose oil, fiber, Royal Jelly and Royal 
Jelly products, lecithin, ginger and ginger extrac t, turmeric extract (Curcuminoids) and 
food supplement with sweetener (e.g. sugar alcohol, acesulfame K, aspartame).  
3. This notification shall come into force from the day following date of its publication in 
the Thai Royal Gazette.  
7. Objective and rati onale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:   
1) The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 293) B.E. 2548 (2005), Re: Food 
supplement dated 15 December;  
2) The Notification of the  Ministry of Public Health (No. 309) B.E. 2550 (2007), Re: Food 
supplement (No. 2) dated  7 November.   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  On the date after being notified in the Thai Royal 
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:   
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  
E-mail: spsthailand@gmail.com  
Website: http://www.acfs.go.th  
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