Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 242) B.E. 2544 (2001) Re: Garlic Products

(Unofficial) Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 242) B.E. 2544 (2001) Re: Garlic Products. It deems appropriate to amend the notification of the Ministry of Public Health, Re: Garlic Products. 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Public Health No. 105 B.E. 2530 (1987), Re: Labelling of Garlic Products, dated 25th April B.E. 2530 (1987), shall be repealed. Clause 2. Garlic products are prescribed foods to have labels and labels shall be approved prior to be used. Clause 3. Garlic products mean products which are made from prepared garlic, or are made up in form of liquid or dry and may be mixed with other ingredients and are filled in capsule or are pressed in tablets. Clause 4. Labels of Garlic Products shall follow to the notification of the Ministry of Public Health, Re: Labels, except Clause 3 of the notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 194) B.E. 2543 (2000), Re: Labels, dated 19th September B.E. 2543 (2000), shall follow to Clause 5 of this notification. Clause 5. Labels of Garlic Products for sale to consumers shall be expressed in Thai language texts but foreign language texts may also be accompanied and shall have texts to declare as follows: (1) Name of food. (2) Food serial number. (3) Names and addresses of producers or re-packers for food produced within the country; or names and addresses of importers and country of producers, as the case may be. For food which are produced within the country, names and addresses of producers or re-packers may be expressed. (4) Net quantity shall be expressed in metric system. © 2003 FDA, MOPH. (5) Numbers of servings per container. (6) Quantities of main ingredients per serving. (7) Declaration of “Utilizing preservatives”, if any. (8) Declarations of “natural colour”, “artificial colour”, as the case may be, if used. (9) Declarations of “natural flavour”, “identical artificial flavour”, or “artificial flavour”, or “natural taste”, or “identical artificial taste” as the case may be. (10) Month and year of manufacture, month and year of expiration for consumption; or month and year of which foods are in good qualities or standards and shall be incorporated with declarations of “produce”, “expire”, or “consume before”, as the case may be; and month and year shall respectively be declared. In case where month is expressed, such month may be numerically expressed. (11) Instruction for food storage, if any. (12) Instruction for use. (13) The declarations to be prescribed by the Food and Drug Administration. Clause 6. Producers or importers of garlic products for sale shall follow to the notification of the Ministry of Public Health, Re: Production processes, production equipments, and food storage. Clause 7. Food Labelling, which are issued to follow the notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 105 B.E. 2530 (1987), Re: Labelling of garlic products, dated 25th April B.E. 2530 (1987), prior to this notification, shall be valid for 2 years as from the come into force date of this notification. Clause 8. Garlic Products producers or importers, 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 garlic products producers or importers shall be abated from the stipulation in Clause 6 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 to exceeding to 2 years after this notification come into force. Clause 9. This notification shall come into force as from the day following date of its publication in the Government Gazette. Notified on 26th September 2001. Signed Sudarat Keyurabhun (Mrs. Sudarat Keyurabhun) Minister of Public Health (Published in the Government Gazette Vol. 118, Special Part 99 Ngor, dated 9th October 2001.) © 2003 FDA, MOPH. 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.