PUBLIC FOOD

LAW
Presented by: Mickaela P. Malinao
What is Public Food
Law?

Public Food Law is the collection of

laws and regulations that govern
food production, distribution, and
consumption. Food laws aim to
protect consumers and provide for
the efficient growth and use of food
in United States.
 WHERE DO FOOD LAW
COME FROM?

The federal government passes

laws like the Food and Drug
Administration Revitalization
Act.
THE FOOD and DRUG
ADMINISTRATION

The United States Federal Food,

Drug and Cosmetic Act created the
FDA in 1938. The Act defines food,
dietary supplements and food
additives and then creates laws that
govern activities related to food.
THE FOOD AND DRUG ACT OF
1906

The Food and Drug Act

allows federal regulation
of a range of products
that together make up
approximately 25 percent
of the U.S domestic
product.
The Meat Inspection Act
of 1906
Congress passed the meat
inspection Act of 1906 (FMIA)
at the same time they passed
the Food and Drug Act of
1906. The Act outlaws
misleading
NUTRITION LABELING ON
FOOD PRODUCTS
The Nutrition Labeling and
Education Act (NLEA) is a 1990's
law that allows the FDA to
regulate food nutrition labeling.
Under the NLEA, the FDA may
regulate what claims food sellers
make.
PESTICIDE REGULATIONS IN
FOOD LAW

• The Food Quality Protection Act is a

1996 law that standardizes pesticide
regulations.
• The Act changes the way that the
federal government agenicies pesticide
use with special protection intended for
vulnerable members of society like
infants.
 Food recalls and
expanded

The Act is in response to response

to reports from the Center for
Disease Control and Prevention
that claim millions of people get
sick each ear because of food-
related illnesses.
The FDA is also mandated to enforce the
provisions of the following Public Food Laws in
the Philippines
• RA 7394, or The Consumer Act of the
Philippines -
• RA 7581/ 10623, or The Price Act
• RA 10611, or The Food Safety Act of
2013
• RA 8172, or The ASIN Law
• RA 8976, or The Food Fortification
Law
• EO No. 51, or The Milk Code of the
Philippines
• PD 856, or The Code of Sanitation of
the Philippines
THANK
YOU!
References:
https://legalcareerpath.com/food-law/