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Notification of Ministry of Public Health (No.182) B.E.1998
Published by:
Ministry of Public Health
Is the policy document adopted?:
Yes
Country(ies):
Thailand
Date:
December 1998
Published year:
June 1998
Adopted year:
March 1998
Type of policy:
Legislation relevant to nutrition
Notification of Ministry of Public Health (No.182) B.E.1998
URL link:
http://food.fda.moph.go.th/law/data/announ_moph/V.English/No.182-41%20Nutrition%20Labelling.pdf
File upload:
THA 1998 Notification of the Ministry of Public Health - Nutrition Labelling.pdf
Reference:
WHO 2nd Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017
Policy topics:
Food labelling
Global database on the Implementation of
Nutrition Action (GINA)
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Legislation Details
Legislation details:
It deems appropriate to have nutrition labeling for information and useful nutrition facts to people and consumers protection in food and
nutrition.
By the virtue of provisions of Section 5 and 6 (10) of the Food Act B.E. 2522 (1979), the Minister of Public Health hereby issues a
notification as follows:
Clause 1. The following categories of foods are required to have nutrition labelling.
1.1 Foods which have nutrition claim.
1.2 Foods which utilize food value in sale promotion.
1.3 Foods which define consumer groups in sale promotion.
1.4 Other foods to be notified by Food and Drug Administration, which are approved by the Food Committees.
Nutrient declaration (back-of-pack labelling)
Links
[1] https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/files/THA%201998%20Notification%20of%20the%20Ministry%20of%20Public%20Health%20-
%20Nutrition%20Labelling.pdf
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https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/en/node/23007