draft moph notification b.e... entitled food additives no.4 steviol glycoside this draft notification prescribes as follows clause 1. the notification of the ministry of public health no. 262 b.e. 2545 2002 re stevioside and foods containing stevioside dated 26 september b.e. 2545 2002 shall be repealed clause 2. steviol glycosides are food additive clause 3. steviol glycosides are purified extracts of stevia rebaudiana bertoni. associated glycosides include rebaudioside b rebaudioside c rebaudioside d rebaudioside f dulcoside a rubusoside and steviolbioside clause 4. producers or importers of food for sale shall follow to the notification of the ministry of public health no. 281 b.e. 2547 2004 dated 6 september b.e. 2547 2004 re food additives except for clause 4 and 6 shall follow to clause 5 and 6 of this draft moph notification clause 5 to 6. food items under clause 3 in this draft notification shall comply to the following qualities and standards 1 qualities or standards i.e. chemical name chemical formula description identification purity packaging and storage 2 the types of food and quantities of steviol glycosides shall be complied with the annex of this notification. clause 7. producers or importers of the food as stipulated in clause 3 whose food serial number permitted under the notification of the ministry of public health no. 262 b.e. 2545 2002 re stevioside and foods containing stevioside dated 26 september b.e. 2545 2002 prior to this draft notification come into force shall follow this draft notification and the notification of the ministry of public health no. 281 b.e. 2547 2004 dated 18 november b.e. 2547 2004 within one year after this draft notification come into force foods containing stevioside for person who wishes to control weight under the notification of the ministry of public health no. 121 b.e. 2532 1989 re weight control food shall follow this draft notification within one year after this draft notification come into force clause 8. this draft notification is effective on the day after its announcement in the government gazette.