G/SPS/N/THA/252  
 
2 October 2018  
(18-6049) Page: 1/2 
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 number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Flavoured milk (ICS Code: 67.100.01)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, t o 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 " Flavoured 
Milk (No.2)" . Language(s): Thai and English.  Number of pages: 1 and 1  
6. Description of content: The Thai FDA is now proposing for adoption and endorsement 
by the Public Health Minister the proposed measure whereas all comments from 
stakeholders both inside and outside the country have been taken into consideration an d 
the proposed measure has been modified as follows:  
Clause 1.  The expressions in Clause 8(13) of the notification of the Ministry of Public 
Health (No. 351) B.E. 2556 (2013), Re: Flavoured Milk, dated 26th June B.E. 2556 (2013), 
shall be repealed. The fol lowing expression shall be used instead.  
"(13) Coliform bacterial shall be detected not more than 10 in 1 ml. of pasteurized 
flavoured milk at manufacturing factory."  
Clause 2.  Manufacturers or importer of pasteurized flavoured milk which received Food 
Serial Number prior to the enforcement date of this Notification shall comply with 
requirements prescribed in this Notification within 1 year.  
Clause 3.  This notification shall come into force after 180 days as from the date of its 
publication in the Gover nment 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 Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] Interna tional Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  G/SPS/N/THA/252  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] 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:  
The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 351) B.E. 2556 (2013) on Flavoured 
milk, dated 26 June 2013.  (available in Thai and English)  
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) : 180 days after its publication in the Official Gazette.  
[ ] Trade f acilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 1 December 2018  
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  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail addr ess (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