. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/THA/172 
24 October 2008  
 (08-5169) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   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; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Milk, milk products food contained m ilk and milk-derived ingredients 
(ICS 67.100) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  All 
trading partners (including domestically produced foods)  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Thai FDA Notification 
entitled "Prescribed criteria of Melamine a nd its analogues in foods" dated 13 October 
B.E. 2551 (2008) (available in Thai, 1 page)  
6. Description of content:  By the virtue of provision clause 1 of the Notification (No. 311), 
B.E. 2551 (2008) entitled "The prohibition of ma nufacture, importation or distribution of 
foods containing Melamine and its analogu es (Cyanuric acid, Ammelide and Ammeline)" 
dated 8 October B.E. 2551 (2008), the Office of Food and Drug Administration has issued a notification to prescribe criteria of Melamine and its analogues in foods as follows: 
(1) In foods to be manufactured, imported or  distributed, Melamine and its analogues 
(Cyanuric acid, Ammelide and Ammeline) are allowed to be found at the following 
limits: 
 (1.1) A maximum of 1 mg/kg (ppm) for infant  filled milk, infant filled milk follow-up 
formula for infants and young children, whole milk powder, low fat milk powder, skimmed 
milk powder, filled whole milk powder a nd filled low fat skimmed milk powder. 
 (1.2) A maximum of 2.5 mg/kg (ppm) for foods other than in (1.1) which contained 
milk and milk-derived ingredients. 
(2) Importers of the foods as stipulated in (1.1 ) and (1.2) for distribution in Thailand, all 
consignments of foods originated in or c onsigned from China shall have the certificate 
of analysis from the competen t authorities shown on arrival. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from 
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  8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  The current high level 
presence of melamine in infant milk and othe r milk products has led to very severe health 
effects in infant and young children. 
9. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the 
appropriate reference and briefly identify deviations:    
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   The MOPH 
Notification (No. 311), B. E. 2551 (2008) 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  18 October 2008 
12. Agency or authority designated to handl e comments: [ X ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from: [ X ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry 
point, or 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 4204 Fax:  +(662) 561 4034 
Website:  www.acfs.go.th
 
E-mail:  sps@acfs.go.th, anut@acfs.go.th