Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 294) B.E. 2548 (2005) Re: Royal Jelly and Royal Jelly Products

(Unofficial) Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 294) B.E. 2548 (2005) 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 provisions of Section 5 and 6(3) 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 39, Section 48 and Section 50 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand so permit by virtue of provisions of law: the Ministry of Public Health hereby issues the notification as follows: Clause 1 Shall be repealed (1) The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 212) B.E. 2543 (2000), Re: Royal Jelly and Royal Jelly Products, date 19th September B.E. 2543 (2000). (2) The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 241) B.E. 2544 (2001), Re: Royal Jelly and Royal Jelly Products (No. 2), date 26th September B.E. 2544 (2001). Clause 2 Royal Jelly and Royal Jelly Products used as food supplement are prescribed foods to have qualities or standards and label shall be approved before using. 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 and Royal Jelly products shall be of the qualities or standards as prescribed on the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health, Re: Food Supplement and have qualities or standards as follows; (1) 10-hydroxy-2-decenoic acid not less than 1.5 percent by weight for Royal Jelly or not less than 3.5 percent by weight for dehydrated Royal Jelly or not less than 0.16 percent by weight for the products contain Royal Jelly. (2) Moisture not more than 5 percent by weight for dehydrated Royal Jelly. (3) Protein not less than 11 percent by weight or not less than 30 percent by weight. Clause 5 Producer, Importer who granted to use labels of Royal Jelly and Royal Jelly Products prior this notification shall come into force means they granted to use labels of Royal Jelly and Royal Jelly Products as prescribed on this Notification. If the detail of prior label approved is not complied with this notification, it shall be corrected according to the notification within 2 years as from the come into force date of this Notification and the remaining labels are allowed to be used but not exceeding to two years after the Notification come into force. Clause 6 This notification shall come into force after 90 days as from the day following the date of its publication in the Government Gazette. gao Sticky Note Notified on 15th of December 2005 signed Anutin Chanverakul (Mr. Anutin Chanverakul) The Deputy Minister of Public Health on behalf of The Ministry of Public Health (Published in the Government Gazette Vol. 122, Special Part150ngor, dated 28th December 2005) Certified true copy Varunee Saensupa (Miss Varunee Saensupa) 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.