THA/528
WTO/TBT
TH Thailand
  • 67 - Food technology
  • 21 - Miscellaneous edible preparations
2019-01-29
2018-12-03

Fish Sauce (HS 2103.90.30, ICS 67.040)

Draft MOPH Notification, B.E, entitled "Fish Sauce (No.3)" (1 page(s), in Thai)

The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) is proposing to revise the MOPH notification concerning "Fish Sauce" as follows:

1. Clause 10(3) of the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 203) B.E. 2543 (2000) entitled "Fish Sauce" dated 19 September 2000 is repealed and shall be replaced by the following statements:

    (3) Fish sauce containing edible salt as an ingredient and iodine added during production process or fish sauce containing iodized salt as an ingredient, shall be declared as follows:

     (3.1) In case of fish sauce containing edible salt as an ingredient and iodine added during production process, the text of "Iodine……mg/l" or "Use iodine as an ingredient" or "Iodine mixed" shall be displayed in a prominent position.

     (3.2) In case of fish sauce containing iodized salt as an ingredient, one of any following texts shall be displayed as follows:

      i. The text of "Edible salt fortified with iodine…………%" or "Iodine fortified salt……%" or "Iodized salt……%" shall be displayed in the main ingredients; or

      ii. The text of "Use edible salt fortified with iodine" or "Use iodine fortified salt" or "Use iodized salt" or "Mixed with edible salt fortified with iodine" or "Mixed with iodine fortified salt" or "Mixed with iodized salt" shall be displayed in a prominent position.

   The producer or importer may specify the type of salt such as "sea salt" or "rock salt" with such statements. 2. This Notification shall come into force on the following date after its publication in the Thai Royal Gazette.