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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/THA/101
2 July 2003
(03-3524)
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:  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):   Jelly foods
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   All
countries
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   The Ministry of Public
Health Notification No. 263 dated 12 September 2002 entitled "Food Prohibited forProduction, Import or Sale" (one page, available in Thai)
6. Description of content:   As there was a report of children choking to death from eating jelly
foods contained in small packs, the Minister of Public Health is author ized to notify that jelly
foods containing glucomannan or konjac flour in all forms of packing with a diameter or the
widest cross section not more than 4.5 cm., are prohibited from production, import or sale.
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, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ X ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   The official gazette,
volume 119, special chapter 96 d, dated 7 October 2002 (one page, available in Thai).
10. Proposed date of adoption:   -
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   8 October 2002
12. Final date for comments:   -
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:G/SPS/N/THA/101
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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:
Authority designated to handle comments:
Enquiry point
National Bureau of Agriculture Co mmodity and Food Standards (ACFS)
Division of Agriculture Commod ity and Food Standards Policy
3 Ratchadamnern-Nok Road, Bangkok 10200
Thailand
Tel: (662) 629 8970
Fax: (662) 629 8978
Website: www.acfs.go.th
E-mail: acfspol@acfs.go.th