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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region lV-A (CATABARZON)
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REITERATION OF DEPED ORDER NO. 8 S. 2OO7,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "REVISED IMPLEMENTING
GUIDELINES ON THE OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF
SCHOOLS CANTEEN IN PUBLIC ETEMENTARY AND
SECONDARY SCHOOLS''
'JUL
15 2014
This Office hos been receiving severol comploints ogoinst public
schools concerning violotion of DepEd Order No. B, s.2aA7, olherwise
known os the Revised lmplemenfing Guidelines on ihe aperotton csnd
Monogemenl of Schoo/ Conieen in Public Elementary ond Secondoqy
Schoois, pertinent
to ihe selling of
junk
food ond corbonoted drinks in
school cqnieens.
In ihis regord, this Office reiteroles the following provisions/policies
contoined under lhe soid DepEd Order, to wit:
Section 4.4. Only nulrienl-rich food such os roof crops.
nood/es, rice and corn
producfs in nolive
prepcsrotion,
fruifs ond vegefob/es in seoson. ond forfified food
producfs
/obe/ed rich in
protetn, energY, vitomin and
minerois sholl be sold in fhe school confeen. Beveroges
sho// inciude milk, shokes ond
iuices
prepored from the
fruiis ond vegeiob/es in seoson.
Seclion 4.5. fhe so/e of corbonoled drinks. sugor-
bosed synfhefic or orlificiolly flqvored
juices,
iunk
food
ond ony food producfs fhof may be defrimentctl to the
chi/d's heo/th ond thaf do not beor fhe Songkop Pinoy
seol ond/or dtd nof poss BFAD opprovol is prohibifed.
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Therefore, food ond drinks sold in public school conleens (School-
Monoged Conteen, Teochers' Cooperotive Monoged Conteen ond
other Conteens in Public Schools) ore clossified into three cotegories
nomely recommended, drscouroged ond
prohibited os indicoted in the
ottoched toble for informotion ond
guidonce of oll concerned.
This Memorondum sholl serve es o worning to oll school heods,
Teochers' Cooperotive ond Conteen Administrotors thot
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violqtion of
this Memorondum ond DepEd Order No. 8, s. 2007 sholl be
odministrotively deolt with.
STRICT COMPTIANCE IS HEREBY ENJOINED.
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IOOD AND DRINKS
RECOMMENDED TO BE SOID
IN THE SCHOOL CANTEENS
DISCOURAGED
FOOD AND DRINKS
PROHIBITED TO BE SOLD
IN THE SCHOOI.
CANTEENS
Fresh fruits in seoson ond
vegelobl-^s
Cooked Food
-
freshly
prepored ond cooked ln
lhe schoo conieen using
iodized solt, such os:
"
Vegetcble recipes
'/
Bonono (Sobo)
cooked in ony f orm
/
Boiled corn
/
Boiled eggs
/
Boiled peonuts.
roosted etc.
/
Boiled comote
/
Boiled cossovo
"
Notive delicocies
r'
Hot sou ps
"
Rice
"
Viond (ony nutrilious
ond offordob e
recipe)
/
Siomoi
"
Sondwiches with
unprocessed food
fillings (ex. Eggs,
Chicken. Cheese,
eic.)
Juices ond Beveroges
conteen prepored
or
from repuloble suppliers
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Fruit
juices
from fresh
f ruits in seoson
/
Sof e bottled woter
"
Yoguri
Reody to Eot Food such
o5
/
Fresh y Boked Breods,
Biscuits, Cokes,
Momon, Cupcokes
ond Momon Tostodo
Processed food
like hotdog, hom,
chorigo, tocino,
onggonizo. fish
bc. kikiom, squid
boll, conned food
Cookies
with
sweet ond fotty
fi lings
French fries
Doug h nuis
C o ndies
Choco otes
lnstonl noodles
Corbonoted Drinks
Sof tdrinks os
prohibited by
DepEd Order No. 8,
s. 2OO7 .
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Junk Foods such os:
Sitsiryos even wilh
Songkop Pinoy
S eol
Artif iciolly
f ovored ond
colored
juice
drinks in bott e.
tetro pock ond
plostic
bottLe
from
suppliers
reputoble
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BUREAU OF FOOD AND DRUGS (BFAD)
NOTE: Pleose be guided thot the food items ore nol solty, fotty or
loo sweet. All food suppliers of reody to eot food should furnish the
conteen o copy of their sonitory
permit.