. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/THA/215 
10 October 2006 
 (06-4861) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
  
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THAILAND
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   The Office of Food and Dr ug Administration (Thai FDA) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:         
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 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):   Snack foods  
(ICS 67.040) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft  MOPH 
Notification, (No......), B.E....., entitled “Labelling Requiremen t for Snack Foods”, (2 Pages in 
Thai). 
6. Description of content:   The Minister of Public He alth is recommended by the Food 
Commission to notify the public that certain snack foods shall be labeled in order to notice consumers of its nutritional fact s, in particular to prevent malnutrition among those children 
with risky eating habit, the main provisions of which are as follows: 
1) Snack foods including;   
− Potato Chips 
− Corn Chips 
− Rice Crisps 
− Biscuits 
− Stuffed wafers 
− Other Snack Foods determined by the Food Commission at a latter stage as deemed 
necessary and notified under the Thai  FDA Notification accordingly, 
2) Food Labelling as required under General Requirements fo r Food Labelling of the MOPH 
as well as specific labeling re quirement for that particular f ood, whereas the word content of 
“Children Should Take Less” with letter size of 5 mm in red color in white background box be 
affixed on the Label in addition to those requirements, 
3) Nutritional Labelling as required under rele vant provisions regarding both cholesterol (at 
least 2 mg/eaten unit) a nd other nutritional claims, 
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  4) Labelling of Nutritional Symbols for nutrient contents of energy, sugar, fat and sodium 
salts to be shown in color forms of traffic lig ht-like altogether with legible letters within 
rectangular box, whereas the green for low nutri ent content, the yellow for moderate nutrient 
content and the red for high nutrient content, th e criterion for each nutrient is also provided 
therein, and  
5) The transitional period for compliance with the new provisions is 1 (one) year. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   - 
8. Relevant documents:   - 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
 
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined 
After 90 (ninety) days of its notification in the 
Official Gazette. 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from the circulation date 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS) 
Division of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards Policy 3 Ratchadamnern-Nok Avenue, Bangkok 10200 
THAILAND Tel: (662) 629 8979 
Fax: (662) 629 8978-9 
Website: www.acfs.go.th E-mail:  sps@acfs.go.th, anutviset@yahoo.com