. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/THA/163 
30 August 2007  
 (07-3651) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
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 numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Infant food and its follow-up formul a for infant and young children (ICS 
67.040)   
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  All 
countries (including dome stically produced foods) 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  NOTICE.   Draft MOPH 
Notification (No. …), B.E. ….., entitled "Infant food and its fo llow-up formula for both infant 
and young children (No. 4)" (a vailable in Thai, 1 page) 
6. Description of content:  The MOPH Notification No. 157 (B .E. 2537 (1994)) regarding food 
labelling on item 11.2.10.(a) shall be repe aled and replaced by this provision :  
"(a) the content of "what should be necessarily informed:  
- The best food for infant is maternal milk owing to its full nutritional content; 
- Filled milk for infant should be recommende d by physician, nurse or  nutritionist;  and  
- Preparing uncompositional content will harm infant". These three contents shall be presented in vertical order as stated within single frame, letter 
colour in contrast with background, and the fi rst content shall be legible and bold letter." 
Producer and importer having registered this ty pe of food shall submit its correction within 
one hundred and eighty (180) days upon the effectiv e date of this notification and the current 
label shall be valid not longer than one (1) year. 
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. 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:    G/SPS/N/THA/163 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   MOPH Notification 
No. 157 B.E. 2537 (1994)    
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  After being notified under the Official Gazette for ninety 
(90) days.  
12. Final date for comments:  60 (sixty) days after notification to WTO Members  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] 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 notifica tion authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
National Bureau of Agricultural Co mmodity and Food Standards (ACFS) 
Division of Agriculture Commodity and Food Standards Policy 
3 Ratchadamnern-Nok Road, Bangkok 10200 Thailand Tel:  +(662) 629 8979 Fax:  +(662) 629 8978 
E-mail:  acfspol@acfs.go. th, anutviset@yahoo.com 
Website:  www.acfs.go.th