draft moph notification b.e. entitled the labelling of pre-packaged foods the ministry of public health moph is proposing to revise the moph notification concerning food labelling as follows a. the notification of the ministry of public health no. 194 b.e. 2543 2000 food labelling dated 19 september the notification of the ministry of public health no. 252 food labelling b.e. 2545 2002 dated 30 may and the notification of the ministry of public health no. 343 food labelling b.e. 2555 2012 dated 17 april are withdrawn and replaced by this ministerial notification. b. this notification prescribes that pre-packaged food which is manufactured imported for sale and intended for sale to the final consumer shall be labelled. the product label shall provide the following information in thai 1 product name 2 serial number 3 importer or manufacturers name and address 4 metric declaration of quantity 5 ingredient list 6 allergens and substances causing hypersensitivity as defined in item 4 6 as follows 6.1 cereals which contain gluten such as wheat rye barley oat spelt or hybrid varieties and their products 6.2 crustaceans and products of crustaceans 6.3 eggs and egg products 6.4 fish and fish products 6.5 peanut soybean and their products 6.6 milk and milk products including lactose 6.7 hard-shelled nuts such as pistachios nuts tree nuts ex almonds walnuts pecans and their products 6.8 sulphite in concentrations of 10 mg kg or more 7 the type of food additives permitted for use shall be provided together with the specific name or ins code 8 best before date for products with a shelf life 3 months or displayed in month and year format for products capable of being stored more than 3 months and 9 other required information such as cooking and storage instructions. imported pre-packaged food which is not for retail sale or food catering may be labelled in english. c. the name of the food product must be marked using a font size no less than 2 mm unless the label area is of less than 35 cm2. d. the food products serial number and metric declaration of quantity as well as the name and address of a manufacturer ingredients list additives allergens and substances causing hypersensitivity must be marked using font size at least 1 mm 1.5 mm or 2 mm on label areas of less than 100 cm2 between 100-250 cm2 and more than 250 cm2 respectively. the ingredients list must be marked on the label unless the label area is of less than 35 cm2. e. this notification shall not be applied to the following 1 food where the seller can provide information to consumer at the time purchased such as street vendors 2 fresh food or cut fresh food or similar product in packages where the nature or quality of the foods can be seen 3 food that is ready for consumption in restaurants hotels schools hospitals or food packaged for home order delivery. f. any producer or importer of food prior to the date of enforcement of this notification shall submit application for the label correction in compliance with this notification and the old labels can be used for a period of two years after this notification becomes effective. g. this notification shall come into force 180 days after its publication in the official gazette