G/TBT/N/THA/495  
 
16 February 2017  
(17-0932) 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 Administr ation (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  unde r 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) : Foods 
(ICS Code: 67.040) . Food products in gener al 
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document : Draft Ministry of 
Public Health Notification entitled "Gluten -free on food label" (3 pages, in Thai)   
6. Description of content : The draft MOPH Notification proposes to prescribe the "gluten 
free" food labelling as follows:  
1. Food complied with following criteria can make declaration of " gluten free"  on food 
label: 
a) cereal other than Cereal or root plants which naturally contain gluten  
b) flour made from ( a) 
c) food product having  ingredient fr om (a) or (b) 
d) food consisting of one or more ingredients from wheat as  all Triticum species 
(i.e. durum wheat, spelt, KAMUT), rye, barley, oats or their crossbred varieties 
which have been specially processed to remove gluten, and the gluten level in a 
final product sold to consumer does not exceed 20 mg/kg of the final food 
product  
2. Declaration of food in item 1 can be displayed as " gluten free " only. In case of  food in 
item (d), the text of  "being specially processed to remove gluten" shall be displayed 
together with " gluten free " 
3. Method of analysis shall be based on  the Standard for foods for special dietary use 
for persons intoleran t to gluten CODEX STAN 118 -1979 
4. This MOPH Notification shall come into force as from the day following date of its 
publicat ion in the Government Gazette  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents : Standard for foods for special dietary use for persons into lerant to 
gluten CODEX STAN 118 -1979 G/TBT/N/THA/495  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : The day after being notified in the Official Gazette   
10. Final date for comments : N.A. 
11. Texts available from : National enquiry poi nt [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:  
Thailand SPS Contact Point  
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: spsthailand@gmail.com   
Website : http://www.acfs.go.th   
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