Notification of Ministry of Public Health (No. 305) B.E.2550 (2007) Regarding to Labeling of Some Kinds of Ready-to-eat Foods

(Unofficial) Notification of Ministry of Public Health (No. 305) B.E.2550 (2007) Re. Labeling of some kinds of ready-to-eat foods To provide nutrition fact for consumers and to support preventive measures of nutritional problems. By the virtue of the provisions of Sections 5 and Section 6 (10) of the Food Act B.E. 2522 (1979), the Minister of Public Health by recommendation of the Food Committee, hereby issues a notification as follows; Clause 1 Prescribe some kinds of the following ready-to-eat food in package which ready to sell to consumers to have nutritional labeling: (1) Fried or baked potato chips; (2) Fried or baked popcorns; (3) Rice crisps or Extruded snack; (4) Crackers or biscuits; (5) Filling wafer. Clause 2 Labelling of food in Clause 1 shall be complied with the Notification of Ministry of Public Health, Re: Label and Label for the particular food and shall also be complied with this Notification. Clause 3 Labelling of Nutrition according to Clause 2 shall be complied with either one of the following: (1) Box of full text of nutrition facts according to Clause 1.1 of Attachment No.1 of the Notification of Ministry of Public Health: Format and Provision to present nutrition facts, or (2) Box of nutrition facts in brief according to Clause 1.2 of Attachment No.1 of the Notification of Ministry of Public Health : Format and Provision to present nutrition facts which display only total energy, total fat, protein, total carbohydrate, sugar, sodium and cholesterol in addition if such food contains cholesterol amount more than 2 milligrams per serving. …2/ 2 In case of food labels according to 3(2) display nutrition claims, utilizing value to promote sale or specify consumer groups in sale promotion shall display with a box of full text of nutrition facts according to Clause 1.1 of Attachment No.1: Format and Provisions of displaying of nutrition facts box of the Notification of Ministry of Public Health, Re: Nutrition Label. Clause 4 Labeling of food according to Clause 1 shall display the following text: in bold and visible letters which its color contrast with background of box and label “ consume small amount and exercise for healthy condition”. Clause 5 Producers or Importers of the food in Clause 1 prior to this notification come into force, shall follow this notification within one year after this notification come into force and be allowed to use the remaining label but not exceeding to one year after this notification come into force. Clause 6 This notification shall come into force as from the day following date of its publication in the Government Gazette. Notified on 30th August 2007 signed Morakot Kornkasem (Mr. Morakot Kornkasem) Deputy Minister of Ministry of Public Health on behalves of The Minister of Public Health (Published in the Government Gazette Vol. 124, Special Part 118 Ngor, dated 19 September 2007.) . Certified true copy Patchanee Indhralaksana (Miss Patchanee Indhralaksana) Food and Drug Specialist level 8 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.