G/SPS/N/THA/262  
 
31 January 2019  
(19-0572) 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: 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): Foods (ICS Code: 67.040)  
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 (No. …), B.E. ….., entitled "Food 
Standards as regards Pathogens" . Language(s): Thai. Number of pages: 14 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/THA/19_0559_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) proposes to revise the 
measures for controlling "Pathogens in Food" as follows:  
1) The n otification of the Ministry of Public Health  (No. 364) (B.E. 2556) entitled "Food 
Standards as regards Pathogens ", dated 25 September 2013 , is repealed and replaced 
by this draft MOPH notificati on; 
2) Foods listed in Annex 1 of this Notification shall be freed from pathogenic 
microorganisms excluding pathogenic microorganisms specified in Annex 2;  
3) This draft n otification shall not apply to dietary supplements, food additives and other 
foods which ha ve specific requirements for pathogenic microorganisms shall be 
exempted; and  
4) The methods of analysis for concerned pathogens shall be complied with the 
prescribed methods in Annex 3.  
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 ser ial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  G/SPS/N/THA/262  
 
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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 av ailable: -  
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) : The day following date of its publication in the Government 
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) : 1 April 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  
13. Text(s) 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 4024  
Fax: +(662) 561 4034  
E-mail: spsth ailand@gmail.com  
Website: http://www.acfs.go.th