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Beverages, spirits and vinegar – Thailand

Official title

Draft Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), (No. …) B.E..... issued by virtue of the Food Act B.E. 2522 Re: Mineral Water (No.2).

Thailand issued an addendum on 17 December 2025 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/THA/759. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 4 February 2025. The comment period closed on 5 April 2025.

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At a glance

Products

Mineral Water

HS codes
  • 22 · Beverages, spirits and vinegar
    • 2201 Waters, incl. natural or artificial mineral waters and aerated waters, not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or flavoured; ice and snow
    • 2202 Waters, incl. mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured, and other non-alcoholic beverages (excl…
Notifying member
Thailand
Status
Adopted, according to its latest notice
Objectives
  • Protection of human health or safety
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/THA/759Latest notice: G/TBT/N/THA/759/Add.1
Keywords
Food standards, Labelling

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 5 April 2025
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
after the date of publication in the Royal Gazette.

What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/TBT/N/THA/759/Add.1⁩, 17 December 2025)

The latest notice says the measure was adopted or published.

Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) Notification No. 464 entitled 'Mineral Water (No. 2)'

The Draft Ministry of Public Health notification entitled 'Mineral Water (No. 2)' previously notified in G/TBT/N/THA/759 dated 4 February 2025, was published in the Royal Gazette dated 11 December 2025 as the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 464. SPS/TBT (Agricultural Commodity and Foods) Thailand Contact Point E-mail: spsthailand@acfs.go.th, spsthailand@gmail.com Websites:

In order to facilitate easy recycling of plastic bottles, reduce contamination of chemicals from inks, glue, and small plastic label fragment in recycled plastic materials, and reduce plastic label waste, this draft of notification of the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) (No. …) B.E..... issued by virtue of the Food Act B.E. 2522 Re: Mineral Water (No.2) amends the detail of labelling requirements beyond the notification of MOPH on labelling of prepackaged foods. The display of labelling on the mineral water bottles will be allowed to voluntarily use label-free techniques (e.g., embossing, engraving) and digital labelling (e.g., QR code) to provide food information to consumers. The name of the food, trademark, symbol, brand name, food serial number, and volume should be provided on the bottle using techniques e.g. embossing or engraving, together with a digital labelling. Likewise, the manufacturing date, expiration date, or best-before date are required to be displayed on the individual bottles. Additional information, such as name and address of manufacturer, importer, or head office, carbonation, chemical composition, geographic location, declared treatment or modification can be provided only in the digital labelling. This draft has also been notified in the SPS notification.

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. AddendumG/TBT/N/THA/759/Add.1

    Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) Notification No. 464 entitled 'Mineral Water (No. 2)'

    The Draft Ministry of Public Health notification entitled 'Mineral Water (No. 2)' previously notified in G/TBT/N/THA/759 dated 4 February 2025, was published in the Royal Gazette dated 11 December 2025 as the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 464. SPS/TBT (Agricultural Commodity and Foods) Thailand Contact Point E-mail: spsthailand@acfs.go.th, spsthailand@gmail.com Websites:

  2. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/THA/759

    Comment deadline: Closed on 5 April 2025

    Draft Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), (No. …) B.E..... issued by virtue of the Food Act B.E. 2522 Re: Mineral Water (No.2).

    In order to facilitate easy recycling of plastic bottles, reduce contamination of chemicals from inks, glue, and small plastic label fragment in recycled plastic materials, and reduce plastic label waste, this draft of notification of the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) (No. …) B.E..... issued by virtue of the Food Act B.E. 2522 Re: Mineral Water (No.2) amends the detail of labelling requirements beyond the notification of MOPH on labelling of prepackaged foods. The display of labelling on the mineral water bottles will be allowed to voluntarily use label-free techniques (e.g., embossing, engraving) and digital labelling (e.g., QR code) to provide food information to consumers. The name of the food, trademark, symbol, brand name, food serial number, and volume should be provided on the bottle using techniques e.g. embossing or engraving, together with a digital labelling. Likewise, the manufacturing date, expiration date, or best-before date are required to be displayed on the individual bottles. Additional information, such as name and address of manufacturer, importer, or head office, carbonation, chemical composition, geographic location, declared treatment or modification can be provided only in the digital labelling. This draft has also been notified in the SPS notification.

Sources

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