Notification of the Ministry of Public Health
(No. 182) B.E. 2541 (1998)
Re: Nutrition Labelling
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It deems appropriate to have nutrition labelling 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 utilizing 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 Committee.
Clause 2. In this notification,
“Foods which have nutrition claim” means foods which indicate nutrients information in food labelling relate to type or quantity of nutrients, nutrients content by comparative claim, or nutrients function but not to include foods which have nutrition claims as follow to particular notification of Ministry of Public Health.
