TH2203

Members: Gerald R. Apolinar Date: September 20, 2022

Charlstone Lim Section: 1AA
Crisval Banawa
Marvin Ramirez
Diana Lima

Round Table
Discuss within your group the roles of each identified sector in implementing and developing the Food Safety
Act of 2013 and the Code on Sanitation of the Philippines. Then, assess the importance of these roles in
protecting the public from foodborne illnesses. Write your responses on the table in four (4) sentences each.
You will be graded based on the following rubric:

Categories Performance Criteria Points

Content Provided pieces of evidence, supporting details, and factual scenarios. 3
Organization of Ideas Expressed points in a clear and logical arrangement of ideas 2
Total Points 5 X 4 items

Government Industry
The government has a duty to make clear Industry is primarily responsible for putting safety
information about foods and nutrition available, and requirements into practice and is obliged to invest
government engagement can improve population the necessary resources, including staff time,
nutrition by encouraging an effective agriculture systems, training, and equipment. The term "food
industry. and to protect the general public against industry" covers a series of industrial activities
water, air, and soil pollution, as well as contaminated directed at the production, distribution, processing,
and unsafe drinking water. It is important to create conversion, preparation, preservation, transport,
policies and initiatives to address potential threats to certification, and packaging of foodstuffs. Food
food safety, as well as suitable standards and safety officers (FSO) or equivalent personnel who
countermeasures. The farm, fishing vessel, buildings, have completed food-related courses, such as but
and other facilities of a food company utilized for the not limited to chemistry, food and nutrition, food
production of primary and postharvest foods are technology, microbiology, chemical/sanitary
referred to as an agriculture or fishing establishment. engineering, veterinary medicine, fisheries, or
It comprises activities related to farming, animal agriculture, shall supervise inspectors performing
husbandry, aquaculture, and fishing. food inspections. Graduates must have education in
food safety and/or work experience to be eligible to
become an FSO. WTO: Promote free trade and
unrestricted access to global markets.
Consumer Academe
Boost the industry's and consumers' trust in the As an academy, we focus on excellence. Our
food regulation framework. and to boost the training courses provide both technical knowledge
capacity of businesses, consumers, government and practical experience to motivate and inspire
officials, and fishermen to ensure food safety. After employees. We are pleased to announce that we
primary production, there are stages in the food have acquired training facilities and food
supply chain known as post-harvest stages that institutions. Establish a system for coordinating and
involve the minimal transformation of plant and monitoring compliance with regulatory obligations.
animal foods. Examples include the removal of field
heat for fruits; the slaughter of animals; the sorting,
grading, and cutting of fresh plant and animal foods;
the icing and freezing; and the milling and storage
of grain.
 01 Group Activity 1 *Property of STI
Page 1 of 1

Republic act no. 10611: Govph. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. (2013, August 23). Retrieved
September 20, 2022, from https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2013/08/23/republic-act-no-10611/