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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/THA/31/Rev.1 
28 September 2010 
 (10-4939) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
Revision
 
 
1. Notifying Member:  THAILAND  
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  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):  Beverages in sealed containers (No. 4) (HS Codes:  2009, 2201, 2202, 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 Notification of the Ministry of Public 
Health entitled "Beverages in Sealed Containers (No.4)"  Language:  Thai  Number of 
pages:  1  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2010/sps/THA/10_3638_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The MOPH deems it necessary to revise the MOPH Notification 
(No. 214) B.E. 2543 (2000) entitled "Beverages in Sealed Containers", to establish the 
appropriate level of yeasts and moulds in bevera ges.  The Item 4 (8) shall be repealed and 
replaced as follows: 
 "(8) Yeasts and Moulds 
 (8.1) Less than 1 CFU/ml for UHT and ster ilized beverages as stipulated in Item 
3(1) 
 (8.2) Less than 1 CFU/ml for UHT and sterilized beverages as stipulated in 
Item 3(2) and 3(3) 
 (8.3) Less than 100 CFU/ml for beverages, other than UHT and sterilized  
beverages, as stipulated in item 3(2) and  3(3) 
 (8.4) Less than 10 CFU/g for UHT and sterilized beverages as stipulated in 
Item 3(4) 
 (8.5) Less than 100 CFU/g for beverages, other than UHT and sterilized 
beverages, as stipulated in Item 3(4) 
 (8.6) Less than 100 CFU/g for bevera ges as stipulated in Item 3(5) G/SPS/N/THA/31/Rev.1 
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  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." 
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 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. 214) 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 published 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) :  27 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