. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/THA/76
14 November 2001
(01-5777)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  THAILAND
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Ministry of Public Health
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  HS Chapter 1601, ICS:  67.120.10 (Meat and meat products)
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Notification of the Ministry of
Public Health (No.243) B.E.2544(2001) Meat  Products (2 pages, available in Thai
language)
5. Description of content:  The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No.110)
B.E.2531(1988) Re:  Labelling for Meat Products dated 22 January B.E.2531(1988) is
withdrawn.  Good Manufacturing Practice shall be applied for production.  In addition, this
notification prescribes the following items:
(1) Classification
Meat products mean meat balls, sausage, fermented pork, minced pork, Chinese
sausage and the like products packed in containers ready for sale.
(2) Labelling of meat products shall be in accordance with the ministerial notification
regarding labelling, except for Clause 3 of the Notification of Ministry of Public
Health (No. 194)
(3) The label of meat products sold to consumers shall contain information, in Thai
language but may be accompanied by foreign languages, on the name of food;  food
serial number;  name and address of manufacturer, repacker or importer, as the case
may be;  net content in metric system;  the statement "preservative used" (if any);
date, month, year of manufacture, expiry da te or date, month and year within which
the food remains in good quality.
Licences for food labelling issued prior to the enforcement of this ministerial notification
will still be valid for not more than two years.
Producers or importers who received licences pr ior to the enforcement of this ministerial
notification must apply for food serial numbe r within one year after this ministerial
notification comes into force.  Upon submitting the application, the former labels can stillbe valid for not more than two years.G/SPS/N/THA/76
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6. 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           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
Publication in which the notification is published when adopted:
- Government Gazette, Vol.118, Special Part 99 ngor, dated 9 October 2001
9. Proposed date of adoption:  9 October 2001
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  10 October 2001
11. Final date for comments:  -
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:           
12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Food Control Division
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Thanon Tiwanond, Amphoe Muang
Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand
Tel:  +(66 2) 590-7214Fax:  + (66 2) 591-8476