FST 18: Food Laws

Activity No. 1

Name: ____Lincoln D. Lim_______

Instruction: Read carefully the issues provided and give the equivalent law that can address
each issue. Do not forget to state the code of the law (eg. AO. 153, RA 10611 etc.), the title
(eg. Updated List of Additives etc.), the implementing agency (eg. DOH-FDA, DTI etc.) and
the specific citation/clause.

No. Issue/s
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9711

Title:

AN ACT STRENGTHENING AND RATIONALIZING THE

REGULATORY CAPACITY OF THE BUREAU OF FOOD AND
DRUGS (BFAD) BY ESTABLISHING ADEQUATE TESTING
LABORATORIES AND FIELD OFFICES, UPGRADING ITS
EQUIPMENT, AUGMENTING ITS HUMAN RESOURCE
COMPLEMENT, GIVING AUTHORITY TO RETAIN ITS
INCOME, RENAMING IT THE FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION (FDA), AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS
OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3720, AS AMENDED, AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREOF

- The Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) is hereby

renamed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Agencies: BFAD, FDA, DOH, Bureau of Health Devices and

Technology (BHDT)

1 Unregistered food products

Citation:
“Manufacturer’, in relation to a health product, means an
establishment engaged in any and all operations involved in the
production of health products including preparation, processing,
compounding, formulating, filling, packing, repacking, altering,
ornamenting, finishing and labeling with the end in view of its
storage, sale or distribution: Provided, That the term shall not
apply to the compounding and filling of prescriptions in
drugstores and hospital pharmacies. A trader shall be
categorized as a manufacturer.”
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Administrative Order No. 2014-029 - FDA

Title: Rules and Regulations on the Licensing of Food Establishments

and Registration of Processed Food, and Other Food Products, and
For Other Purposes.

Agencies: DOH, FDA, DA, LGU’s, DILG

Unregistered food businesses
2 Citation:
(without LTO)
9.Valid LTO shall be displayed in a conspicuous place in
the establishment or business office or premises.
Failure to display the valid LTO shall be ground for
revocation of the LTO.

10.No application for initial or renewal of LTO shall be

accepted or approved unless the prescribed fee is paid.

BUREAU CIRCULAR No. 2006 - 016

Title: ALL MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, IMPORTERS

AND WHOLESALERS OF PROCESSED FOOD PRODUCTS
DISTRIBUTED IN THE PHILIPPINES

SUBJECT: Updated List of Food Additives.

Agencies: DOH, BFAD

Citation:

3. The Permitted Levels of Use of Food Additives The

3 Wrong use of food additives
primary objective of establishing permitted levels of use of
food additives in various food groups is to ensure that the
intake of additives does not exceed the acceptable daily
intake (ADI). The maximum levels of food additive use are
based in part on BFAD commodity standards, Codex and
upon request of interested parties after subjecting their
proposed maximum levels to internationally accepted
scientific methods, ensuring that the same shall not exceed
prescribed ADI.
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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER
NO. 2014 - 0030

Title: Revised Rules And Regulations Governing The

Labeling of Pre- packaged Food Products Further
Amending Certain Provisions ofAdministrative Order
No. 88-B s. 1984 or the "Rules and Regulations
Governing the Labeling of Pre-packaged Food
Products Distributed in the Philippines," and For
Other Purposes.

Agencies:FDA

Citation:

5. Name and address of Manufacturer, Repacker,

Incomplete information in food
4 Packer, Importer, Trader and Distributor.
packaging and label
a. The name and address of the manufacturer,
repacker, packer, importer, trader or distributor of the
food shall be declared on the label of locally
manufactured products.If a manufacturer has plant in
many cities and/or towns, the corporate head office
address would suffice provided every food package has
a code/mark to identify the processing plant where it
was produced.

5 Poor personnel hygiene Administrative Order No. 153s. 2004

Title: General Standard for Food Hygiene

RepealingAdministrative Order No.153 s.2004
"RevisedGuidelines on Current Good Manufacturing
Practice in Manufacturing, Packing, Repacking, or
Holding Food"

Agencies:FDA, PNS

Citation: This guideline sets out the necessary hygiene

conditions from manufacturing, preparation, packing,
repacking, storage, distribution and transport of food
ready for consumption.Primary production of food,
which is under the jurisdiction of the Department of
Agriculture, shall not be covered by FDA regulatory
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inspection. However. the general guidelines for primary
production are provided herein for the FBOs to ensure
that sourcing of their raw materials comply with the
basic principles of food hygiene as.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8172

Title. This Act shall be known as “An Act for Salt

Iodization Nationwide
(ASIN)”.

Agency: LGU’s, DOH, BFAD, DTI, DOST, NNC.

Citation: SECTION 4. Definition of Terms. For

purposes of this Act, the following terms shall
mean:

d.) Salt iodization - the addition of iodine to salt

intended for human or
animal consumption in accordance with specifications
as to form, fortificant,methods, manner and
composition as may be prescribed by the BFAD.

6 Use of rock salt

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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10817

Title: AN ACT INSTITUTING THE PHILIPPINE

HALAL EXPORT DEVELOPMENT AND
PROMOTION PROGRAM, CREATING FOR THE
PURPOSE THE PHILIPPINE HALAL EXPORT
DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION BOARD, AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Agencies: DTI, NCM, DA, DOH, DOS, DFA, DOT,

BSP, MinDA.

Citation: State shall establish a comprehensive

Food products cannot consume by program for the development and promotion of Halal
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Muslim Community export, provide the policy, regulatory, and coordinative
structures, and mechanisms for the promotion and
export of Philippine Halal products, and institute
measures and provide programs to ensure compliance
and integrity of producers, manufacturers, and
providers of Halal products, processes, and services to
national and/or international or foreign standards.

Administrative Order 153 S, 2004

Title: Revised Guidelines on Current Good

Manufacturing Practices in Manufacturing,
Packaging, Repacking and Holding food.

Agencies involved: DOH, FDA, PNS

Citation: Window and other openings shall be

constructed as to avoid accumulation of dirt and those
Not self-closing door and
8 which often should be fitted with insect proof screens.
unscreened window
Screens should be easily movable for cleaning and kept
in good repair. Door should have smooth, non
absorbent surfaces and where appropriate be self
closing and closed fitting.
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Republic Act No. 9296

Short Title: – This Act shall be known as “The Meat

Inspection Code of the Philippines.”

Agencies: DA, NMIS, BAI, Bureau of Local

Government Development;

Citation: The State shall ensure the protection of

human and animal health against direct and indirect
hazards, and in particular the protection of:

a) Consumers against zoonotic diseases, meat-borne

infection, intoxication and hazards associated with
residue from treatment or exposure of the slaughter
animal;

b) Meat handlers against occupational zoonoses;

Unsafe meat and meat products
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purchased from illegal supplier
c) Livestock against the spread of infections,
intoxications and other diseases of socio-economic
importance as detectable at meat inspection and as
consistent with the relevant animal health regulations;
and;
d) Consumers and the meat processing industry
against economic losses from meat of inferior quality or
abnormal properties

10 Microbial testing for food product is FDA-Circular-No.-2013-010

not being practice
Title: Revised Guidelines fof the Assessment of
microbiological quality of processed foods.

Agencies: DA, DOH, NMIS.

Citation: Serve as guidelines for the assessment of

microbiological quality of certain processed foods and
help ensure that food manufacturer comply with Good
Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
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