Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 261) B.E. 2545 (2002) Re: Prescribed Prohibited Food to be Produced, Imported or Sold (No. 2)

(Unofficial) Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 261) B.E. 2545 (2002) Re: Prescribed Prohibited Food to be Produced, Imported or Sold (No. 2). It deems appropriate to amend the notification of the Ministry of Public Health, Re: Prescribed prohibited food to be produced, imported or sold. By the virtue of provisions of Section 5 and 6(8) 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 expression in 2.7 of Clause 2 of the notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 154 B.E. 2537 (1994), Re: Prescribed prohibited foods to be produced, imported or sold, dated 7th March B.E. 2537 (1994), shall be repealed. The following expression shall be used instead: “2.7 Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni, or Stevia and products of Stevia are as follows: (1) Crude extraction substance. (2) Derivatives of substances from crude extraction except for Stevioside. The expression as stipulated in 2.7 shall not be enforced to production for export, or sale to producers for export, or sale to producers of Stevioside which are extracted from Stevia.” Clause 2. This notification shall come into force as from the day following date of its publication in the Government Gazette. Notified on 26th September 2002. Signed Sudarat Keyurabhun (Mrs. Sudarat Keyurabhun) Minister of Public Health (Published in the Government Gazette Vol. 119, Special Part 91 Ngor, dated 30th September 2002.) 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.