G/SPS/N/THA/218  
 
14 August 2013  
(13-4356)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Full fat pasteurized fresh cow's milk and cow's milk 
(HS Code: 0401, ICS Code: 67.100) 
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 "Premium" 
labelling on full fat pasteurized fresh cow's milk and cow's milk  Language(s): Thai  
Number of pages: 2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/THA/13_3161_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) is proposing to establish 
the MOPH notification concerning full fat pasteurized fresh cow's milk and cow's milk as 
follows: 
1. Full fat pasteurized fresh cow's milk and cow's milk that are labelled "premium" on 
the label shall be approved by The Office of Food and Drug Administration (Thai 
FDA); 
2. Full fat pasteurized fresh cow's milk and cow's milk that are labelled "Premium" on 
the label shall comply with the following terms and conditions: 
 Quality and standards shall comply with the notification of the Ministry of Public 
Health related to cow's milk; 
 Have conformity and certified processing system which comply with international 
standards or equivalent quality control from raw materials through to the finished 
product, including traceability. 
 Primary and secondary production must be certified in quality system such as Good 
Agriculture Practice (GAP), GMP, HACCP and other equivalent systems. 
 Full fat pasteurized fresh cow's milk and cow's milk must be of a higher quality and 
standard for the following: 
a. Used raw cow's milk that total microorganism (Standard Plate Count; SPC is not 
more than 200,000 cell/ml and Somatic Cell Count; SCC is not more than 
300,000 cell/ml; 
b. Milk protein is not less than 3.1% by weight; 
c. Milk fat is not less than 4.0% by weight; 
d. Milk solid not fat is not less than 8.5% by weight; 
e. Total microorganism is not more than 1,000 cell/ml at the manufacturer and not 
more than 10,000 cell/ml for shelf life. 
3. Food operators that use the "Premium" labelling before this notification shall comply 
with the notification within two years of its entry into force. G/SPS/N/THA/218 
 
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  4. This notification shall come into force the following day after its publication in the 
Government 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 st andard? 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)    
[ ] 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 from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: -   
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 after being notified in the Official 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) : 13 October 2013 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 Co mmodity 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: sps@acfs.go.th Website: http://www.acfs.go.th  
13. Texts 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 +(662) 561 4088 
E-mail: sps@acfs.go.th 
Website: http://www.acfs.go.th