Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 212) B.E. 2543 (2000) Re: Royal Jelly and Royal Jelly Products

© 2003 FDA, MOPH – MR. PRAMOTE SIRIUTHAIKORN (Unofficial) Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 212) B.E. 2543 (2000) Re: Royal Jelly and Royal Jelly Products It deems appropriate to amend the notification of the Ministry of Public Health, Re: Royal Jelly and Royal Jelly Products. By the virtue of the provisions of Sections 5 and 6 (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) and (10) of the Food Act B.E. 2522 (1979), in which contain provisions in relation to the restriction of Rights and Liberties of the Persons, in respect of which Section 29 and in conjunction with Section 35, Section 48 and Section 50 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand so permit by virtue of provisions of law; the Minister of Public Health hereby issues a notification as follows: Clause 1. The notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 133 B.E. 2533 (1990), Re: Royal jelly and Royal jelly products, dated 16th November B.E. 2533 (1990) shall be repealed. Clause 2 Royal Jelly and Royal Jelly products are prescribed foods to have qualities or standards. Clause 3. This notification: (1) Royal Jelly means product of bee for larvae feeding of queen-bee in thick white creamy form and to include to dehydrated royal jelly by suitable process, and being processed in powder or flake or other forms. (2) Royal Jelly product means product in which royal jelly is mixed with other constituents, such as honey, pollen or other constituents that shall not be hazardous to health. Clause 4. Royal Jelly shall be of the qualities or standards as follows: (1) Odour and flavour inherent of that specific characteristics of royal jelly. (2) 10-hydroxy-2-decenoic acid not less than 1.5% by weight or not less than 3.5% by weight for dehydrated royal jelly. (3) Moisture content not more than 5% by weight for dehydrated royal jelly. © 2003 FDA, MOPH – MR. PRAMOTE SIRIUTHAIKORN (4) Protein not less than 11% by weight or not less than 30% by weight for dehydrated royal jelly. Clause 5. Royal jelly products shall be of the qualities or standards as follows: (1) 10-hydroxy-2-decenoic acid not less than 0.16% by weight. (2) Free of pathogenic microorganisms. (3) Free of toxic substances released by microorganisms or other toxic substances in quantity which may be hazardous to health. (4) Other qualities or standards shall be approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Clause 6. Usage of food additives shall follow to the notification of the Ministry of Public Health, Re: Food additives. Clause 7. Usage of food colours in royal jelly and royal jelly products shall follow to the notification of the Ministry of Public Health, Re: Food colours. Clause 8. Royal Jelly and Royal Jelly products producers or importers for sales shall follow to the notification of the Ministry of Public Health, Re: Production processes, production equipments and food storage. Clause 9. Usage of containers for royal jelly and royal jelly products shall follow to the notification of the Ministry of Public Health, Re: Containers. Clause 10. Labels for royal jelly and royal jelly products: (1) Shall follow to the notification of the Ministry of Public Health, Re: Labels (2) In case where trade names are used, names of food shall be accompany displayed with trade names, as the case may be, as follows: (2.1) Royal Jelly, for non-dehydrated royal jelly. (2.2) Dried royal jelly for dehydrated royal jelly. (2.3) Royal Jelly products, for products of royal jelly. (3) Declaration of the quantity of royal jelly by weight per 1 unit contained. (4) Express date, month, and year of expiration for consumption; or date, month, and year for not to be consumed after this date, for non-dehydrated royal jelly products. (5) Express date, month, and year of production; or date, month, and year for expiration date for consumption, for dehydrated royal jelly products. © 2003 FDA, MOPH – MR. PRAMOTE SIRIUTHAIKORN (6) Declaration of “asthma or allergy patients should not take dose because it may cause severe allergy” in bold red alphabets with not less than 3 mm. of height, in white background in contrast colour of rectangular frame to its background. Clause 11. Food Registration or Food Labelling, which are issued to follow the notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 133 B.E. 2533 (1990), Re: Royal jelly and royal jelly products, dated 16th November B.E. 2533 (1990), prior to this notification, shall be valid for 2 years as from the come into force date of this notification. Clause 12. Royal jelly and Royal jelly products producers or importers, whose permits issued prior to this notification, shall apply for food serial number within one year as from come into force date of this notification. After applying for food serial number, royal jelly and royal jelly products producers or importers shall be abated from the stipulation in Clause 8 for a period of 2 after this notification come into force. As a result, the remaining labels are allowed to be used until last but not exceeding to 2 after this notification come into force. Clause 13. This notification shall come into force after 180 days as from the day following date of its publication in the Government Gazette. Notified on 19th September 2000 (Signed) Korn Thupparungsri (Mr. Korn Thupparuagsri) Minister of Public Health (Published in the Government Gazette Vol. 118 Special Part 6 Ngor, dated 24th January 2001) Note : This English version of the Notification is translated to meet the need of the non-Thai speaking people. In the case of any discrepancy between the Thai original and the English translation, the former will take priority. © 2003 FDA, MOPH – MR. PRAMOTE SIRIUTHAIKORN