Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 224) B.E. 2544 (2001) Re: Bread

(Unofficial) Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 224) B.E. 2544 (2001) Re: Bread. It deems appropriate to amend the notification of the Ministry of Public Health, Re: Labelling of bread. By the virtue of provisions of Section 5 and 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 the notification as follows: Clause 1. The notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 81 B.E. 2527 (1984), Re: Labelling of bread, dated 17th February B.E. 2527 (1984), shall be repealed. Clause 2. Bread in sealed packaging is prescribed food which is required to bare labels. Clause 3. Bread means product which is made from flour and fermented by yeast to rise, and baked, and may be mixed with other ingredients which are not hazardous to health such as prune, raisin, chocolate, etc., which may or may not be homogeneous mixed, but not to include stuffed bread. Clause 4. Producers or importers of bread in sealed package for sale shall follow to the notification of the Ministry of Public Health, Re: Production processes, production equipments, and food storage. Clause 5. Labels of bread in sealed packaging shall follow to the followings: (1) Follow to the notification of the Ministry of Public Health, Re: labels, except for Clause 3 shall follow to this notification. (2) Labels for bread in sealed packaging for sale to consumers shall be expressed in Thai language but may accompany by foreign language, and have declarations as follows: (2.1) Name of food (if any). (2.2) Food serial number. (2.3) Name and address of producer or re-packer of bread in sealed packaging which is produced within the country, name and address of importer and country of producer of bread in sealed packaging, as the case may be. © 2003 FDA, MOPH. For bread in sealed packaging which is produced within the country, name and address of head office of producers or re-packers may be expressed. (2.4) Net weight of food shall be expressed in metric system. (2.5) Main ingredients shall be expressed as percentage by approximate weight and in descending order. (2.6) Date, month and year of expiration for consumption; or date, month, and year in which food is in good qualities or standards, and shall be accompanied by declarations of “expire”, or “consume before”, as the case may be. The declarations, according to first phrase, shall be respectively expressed of date, month and year as prescribed, in case of month may be alphabetically expressed. Clause 6. Food Labelling, which are issued to follow the notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 81 B.E. 2527 (1984), Re: Labelling of bread, dated 17th February B.E. 2527 (1984), prior to this notification, shall be valid for 2 years as from the come into force date of this notification. Clause 7. Producers of importers of bread in sealed packaging, whose permits issued prior to this notification, shall apply for food serial number within one year as from the come into force date of this notification. After applying for food serial number, the producers or importers shall be abated from the stipulation in Clause 4 for a period of 2 years after this notification come into force. As a result, the remaining labels are allowed to be used until last but not exceeding to 2 years after this notification come into force. Clause 8. This notification shall come into force as from 24th July B.E. 2544 (2001). Notified on 23rd July 2001. Signed Sudarat Keyurabhun (Mrs. Sudarat Keyurabhun) Minister of Public Health (Published in the Government Gazette Vol. 118, Special Part 70 Ngor, dated 26th July 2001) Note: This English version of the notification is translated to meet the need of the non-Thai speaking people. In case of any discrepancy between the Thai original and the English translation, the former will take priority. © 2003 FDA, MOPH.