. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/THA/192 
29 September 2010 
 (10-4949) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Electrolyte drinks  (HS Code:  22.02, ICS Code:  67.160.20) 
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:  NOTICE .  Draft MOPH Notification , B.E..., entitled 
"Electrolyte Drinks (No.2)"  Language:  Thai  Number of pages:  1  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2010/sps/THA/10_3643_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This is to notify that the MOPH Notification (No. 195) B.E. 2543 
(2000) regarding Yeasts and Moulds in Electroly te Drinks, Item 4(5)(e) shall be repealed 
and replaced by this provision: 
 "(e) Yeasts and moulds    (1) less than 1 CFU/ml for UHT and sterilized electrolyte drinks".   (2) less than 100 CFU/ml for elect rolyte drinks other than UHT and 
sterilized electrolyte drinks 
The methods of analysis for yeasts and moulds shall comply with the Bacteriological 
Analytical Manual (BAM) Online, US Food a nd Drug Administration (updated version) or 
equivalent method." 
The second clause of Item 4 of the same MOPH Notification shall also be repealed and 
replaced by this provision: 
 "Moisture content in dry electrolyte drinks shall not be more than 5% by weight, 
and yeasts and moulds less than 100 CFU/g.  When it is dissolved according to the instruction on the label, the solution shall be of qualities or standards as stipulated in the 
item 4 (1)(2)(3)(4) (5)(a)(b)(c)(d). 
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.    G/SPS/N/THA/192 
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  8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  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:  The MOPH 
Notification No. 195 B.E. 2543) (2000)   
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) :  On the date after being notified in the National 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) :  28 November 2010 
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:    
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