Notification of the Ministry of Public Health
(No. 263) B.E. 2545 (2002)
Re: Prescribed Prohibited Food to be Produced, Imported, or Sold.
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Due to the report of children who consumed ready-to-eat gelatin, or jelly which contain glucomanan or konjac flour packed in small squeezable containers for ease to be consumed by mouth and cause the symptoms of choking, stuck throat, blocked trachea which are danger to death.
Therefore, to prevent and decrease the risk of causing such danger, it deems appropriate to have prevention measures.
By the virtue of provisions of Section 5 and 6(6) and (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. Prescribed that ready-to-eat gelatin and jelly according to the notification of Ministry of Public Health related to labelling of ready-to-eat gelatin and jelly which contain glucomannan or konjac flour packed in small containers with diameter or diagonal of the widest part not larger than 4.5 cm. shall be prohibited foods to be produced, imported, or sold.
Clause 2. This notification shall come into force as from the day following date of its publication in the Government Gazette.
