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(NAR) VOL. IV NO. 4 / OCTOBER-DECEMBER 1993
[ BFAD (DOH) MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 6, s.1993, June 09, 1993 ]
MONITORING OF FOOD PRODUCTS REQUIRING AN OPEN DATE MARKING
Based on existing regulations, the following food products are required to indicate their "Best Before Date" in their respective labelling, to wit:
No. 001-A s. 1992 - Liquid Milk Products
No. 001-C s. 1982 - Infant Food - Infant Formula
No. 001-D s. 1982 - Vitamin C - Enriched Liquid Fruit Drinks
In line with the implementation of the Consumer Act of the Philippines, you are directed to strictly enforce the regulations on open date marking and closely monitor food products in the market. Advise the retailers to remove from their respective sales counters all those that do not bear conspicuously the required open date marking. In cases of resistance, reports of violation and/or criminal complaint would have to be filled before BFAD and the Office of City/Provincial Fiscal respectively, against the retailer and the manufacturer.
Please be guided accordingly.
Adopted: 9 June 1993
(Sgd.) QUINTIN L. KINTANAR M.D., PH.D.
Director - CESO I
No. 001-A s. 1992 - Liquid Milk Products
- Evaporated Milk
a. recombined/reconstituted
b. filled - Sweetened Condensed Milk
- UHT Sterilized Milk
No. 001-C s. 1982 - Infant Food - Infant Formula
No. 001-D s. 1982 - Vitamin C - Enriched Liquid Fruit Drinks
No. | 001-E s. 1982 - Dried Dairy Milk Powder Whole Milk Powder Skimmed Milk Powder Filled Milk Powder |
In line with the implementation of the Consumer Act of the Philippines, you are directed to strictly enforce the regulations on open date marking and closely monitor food products in the market. Advise the retailers to remove from their respective sales counters all those that do not bear conspicuously the required open date marking. In cases of resistance, reports of violation and/or criminal complaint would have to be filled before BFAD and the Office of City/Provincial Fiscal respectively, against the retailer and the manufacturer.
Please be guided accordingly.
Adopted: 9 June 1993
Director - CESO I