. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/THA/75
28 November 2001
(01-6077)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated 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:   Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Ministry of Public Health
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 [    ], 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):   HS Chapter  2106,
ICS: 67.040 (Food products in general)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Notification of
Ministry of Public Health (No. 237) B.E. 2544(2001) Re: Labelling for Ready-to-Cook
Food and Ready-to-Eat Food. (3 pages, available in Thai language).
6. Description of content:   The Notification of Ministry of Public Health (No.175)
B.E.2539(1996) Re : Labelling of Ready-to-Cook Food and Ready-to-Eat Food dated 6
November B.E.2539(1996) is withdrawn. This ministerial notification prescribes thefollowing items:
(1) Definition;
(a) Ready-to-Cook Food means food of which compositions of food are
packed for sale directly for the purpose of cooking.
(b) Ready-to-Eat Food means processed food packed in container ready for
sale.
(2) The label of Ready-to-Cook Food and Ready-to-Eat food shall be in accordance
with the Notification of Ministry of Public Health regarding labelling and shall contain
information in Thai language but may also be accompanied by foreign language, on name of
food; food serial number; name and address of place of manufacture or repacking ordistributing, as the case may be; net weight in metric system; main ingredients in percentage
of approximately weight for ready-to-eat food; the statements “preservative used”, “natural
colour added” or “synthetic colour added” (if used, as the case may be), etc.; month and
year of manufacture and expiry date or date, month and year within which food remains in
good quality; recommendation for storage (if any).G/TBT/N/THA/75
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Producers who received licences prior to the enforcement of this ministerial notification
must apply for food serial number within one year after this ministerial notification comes
into force.  Upon submitting the application, th e former labels can still be valid for not more
than 2 years.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer protection.
8. Relevant documents:   Publication in which the notification is published when adopted:
- Government Gazette Vol.118, Special Part 82 ngor., dated 22 August 2001
9. Proposed date of adoption:  20 August 2001
Proposed date of entry into force:  23 August 2001
10. Final date for comments:   -
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:
Food Control Division
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)Thanon Tiwanond, Amphoe Muang,
Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand
Tel: +(66 2) 590-7214
Fax: +(66 2) 591-8476