G/SPS/N/THA/259  
 
29 November 2018  
(18-7563) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: THAILAND  
If applicable, name of local government involved: - 
2. Agency responsible: The Office of Food and Drug Administration (Thai FDA)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Food supplement  
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 MOPH Notification, B.E, entitled "Food supplement 
(No. 3)" . Language(s): Thai. Number of pages: 3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/THA/18_6145_00_x.pdf  
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(2005), Re: Food Supplement dated 26 June, shall be repealed and replaced with:  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 i s regulated under the regulation of food quality or food 
standards."  
2. Clause 9 and 10 of the Notification 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dated 7 November, shall be repealed and replaced with:  
Clause 9 Labelling of food supplement shall follow the Notification of Ministry of Public 
Health Re: Labelling of Pre -packaged Foods and d eclare 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 show ed as number per 
pack;  
9.2.2 Food supplement in liquid showed as net volume;  
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 o ther statements for food supplement products must be 
declared as in Annex".  G/SPS/N/THA/259  
 
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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 extract, 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 da te of its publication 
in the Thai Royal 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.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health C ode, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates f rom the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
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   
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 entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : On the date after being notified in the Thai Royal 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): 28 January 2019  
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 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  G/SPS/N/THA/259  
 
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  13. Text(s) avail able 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 4024  
Fax: +(662) 561 4034  
E-mail: spsthailand@gmail.com  
Website: http://www.acfs.go.th