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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/THA/78
19 November 2001
(01-5849)
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, where
applicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  HS Chapter:  2106, ICS:  67.040 (Food products in general)
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Notification of Ministry of Public
Health (No.221) B.E. 2544(2001) Re:  Prescribing Types of Foods for which Food Serial
Number is required on the Label (3 pages) (Available in Thai language)
5. Description of content:  Certain types of foods for which food serial number is required on
the label are as follows:
(1) Food colour (18) Peanut oil
(2) Cow's milk (19) Chocolate
(3) Flavoured milk (20) Fortified rice(4) Milk products (21) Butter
(5) Food enhancers (22) Fermented egg
(6) Sour milk (23) Ghee
(7) Ice (24) Husked rice flour
(8) Food additives (25) Food for special purpose
(9) Food for weight control (26) Processed agar and jelly
(10) Food in sealed container (27) Garlic products(11) Modified milk for infant and (28) Food containing substances used
young children to preserve quality or standard
(12) Modified food for infant and in containers thereof
young children (29) Food containing Aloe Vera
(13) Supplementary food for infant and (30) Chewing gum and candy
young children (31) Bread
(14) Drinking water in sealed container (32) Flavouring agent
(15) Ice-cream (33) Cooking brine
(16) Palm oil (34) Irradiated food
(17) Coconut oil
Licences for food registration or food labelling issued prior to the enforcement of this
ministerial notification will 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/78
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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 70 ngor., dated 26 July 2001
9. Proposed date of adoption:  24 July 2001
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  24 July 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