Location via proxy:   [ UP ]  
[Report a bug]   [Manage cookies]                
Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 233 views

    BC 2007-002 Claims in Food

    Uploaded by

    Samuel Evan Pacamparra
    This document provides guidelines for the use of nutrition and health claims in food labeling and advertising in the Philippines. It summarizes the rationale for regulating claims to protect consumer health and ensure accurate information as required by law. The Bureau of Food and Drugs will adopt the Codex Alimentarius Commission Guidelines for evaluating nutrition and health claims, in addition to existing national laws and rules. This circular takes effect immediately to harmonize food standards with international standards.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    BC 2007-002 Claims in Food

    Uploaded by

    Samuel Evan Pacamparra
    233 views2 pages
    This document provides guidelines for the use of nutrition and health claims in food labeling and advertising in the Philippines. It summarizes the rationale for regulating claims to protect consumer health and ensure accurate information as required by law. The Bureau of Food and Drugs will adopt the Codex Alimentarius Commission Guidelines for evaluating nutrition and health claims, in addition to existing national laws and rules. This circular takes effect immediately to harmonize food standards with international standards.

    Original Description:

    fda

    Original Title

    3. BC 2007-002 Claims in Food

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    This document provides guidelines for the use of nutrition and health claims in food labeling and advertising in the Philippines. It summarizes the rationale for regulating claims to protect consumer health and ensure accurate information as required by law. The Bureau of Food and Drugs will adopt the Codex Alimentarius Commission Guidelines for evaluating nutrition and health claims, in addition to existing national laws and rules. This circular takes effect immediately to harmonize food standards with international standards.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    233 views2 pages

    BC 2007-002 Claims in Food

    Uploaded by

    Samuel Evan Pacamparra
    This document provides guidelines for the use of nutrition and health claims in food labeling and advertising in the Philippines. It summarizes the rationale for regulating claims to protect consumer health and ensure accurate information as required by law. The Bureau of Food and Drugs will adopt the Codex Alimentarius Commission Guidelines for evaluating nutrition and health claims, in addition to existing national laws and rules. This circular takes effect immediately to harmonize food standards with international standards.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    of 2

    REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
    BUREAU OF FOOD AND DRUGS
    Civic Drive, Filinvest Corporate City
    Alabang, Muntinlupa City

    23 January 2007

    BUREAU CIRCULAR
    No. ____________

    TO : ALL MANUFACTURERS, IMPORTERS, ADVERTISERS,


    ADVERTISING AGENCIES AND OTHERS CONCERNED.

    SUBJECT : GUIDELINES IN THE USE OF NUTRITION AND HEALTH CLAIMS IN


    FOOD

    I. Rationale

    It is a policy of the State as embodied in Article II, Section 15 of the 1987


    Constitution to protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill health
    consciousness among them and in Section 12, Article XIII of the 1987 Constitution to
    establish and maintain an effective food and drug regulatory system and undertake
    appropriate health manpower development and research, responsive to the country’s
    health needs and problems.

    It is further declared as a policy of the State under Republic Act No. 7394 or
    the Consumer Act of the Philippines to enforce compulsory labeling, and fair
    packaging to enable the consumer to obtain accurate information as to the nature,
    quality and quantity of the contents of consumer products and to facilitate
    comparison of the value of such products. It is likewise declared therein that the
    State shall protect the consumer from misleading advertisements and fraudulent
    sales promotion practices.

    In the implementation of the foregoing policies, Section 15 (2), Chapter 4, Title


    IX, Book IV of the Administrative Code of 1987 authorizes the Bureau of Food and
    Drugs (BFAD) to act as the policy formulation and sector monitoring arm of the
    Secretary of Health on matters pertaining to food, drugs, traditional medicines,
    cosmetics and household products containing hazardous substances, and to
    formulate rules and regulations and standards in accordance with Republic Act No.
    3720, as amended by Executive Order No. 175 s. 1987, and other pertinent laws for
    their proper enforcement. In addition, the BFAD is empowered to prescribe general
    standards and guidelines with respect to the veracity of nutritional and medicinal
    health claims in the advertisement of food, drugs and cosmetics in the various media
    and to monitor such advertisements.
    On the other hand, the Joint Department of Agriculture and Department of
    Health Administrative Order (DA-AO No. 2005-0001 and DOH-AO No. 2005-0028)
    expressly cited in its premises that “Philippine accession to GATT-WTO and various
    bilateral and multilateral trade agreements requires compliance with international
    trade regulations, including the harmonization of national food standards with
    international food standard-setting body as the Codex Alimentarius Commission.”
    The harmonization of standards, food in particular, is generally viewed as a
    contributory factor to the protection of consumer health.

    II. Guidance / Directive

    Based on the foregoing premises, the Bureau of Food and Drugs under the
    Department of Health, hereby adopts the Codex Alimentarius Commission
    Guidelines for Use of Nutrition and Health Claims (CAC/GL 23-1997, Rev. 1-
    2004) in the evaluation of the use of nutrition and health claims in food labeling and
    in the advertisement of food products. The above guidelines shall be used in
    addition to, and in so far as it is consistent with, existing national laws on labeling
    and advertisement of consumer products as well as the rules and regulations
    implementing such laws.

    This Circular shall take effect immediately.

    PROF. LETICIA BARBARA B. GUTIERREZ, MS


    Director

    You might also like