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FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
Filinvest Corporate City, Alabang, Muntinlupa City
Presented By:
Cindy S. Palafox
Food-Drug Regulation Officer, Food Safety Unit
Center For Food Regulation and Research
REPUBLIC ACT 10611
Food Safety
Act of 2013
TIMELINE
2015
2010 2011 2013 2014
20 FEBRUARY
MAY MARCH – JUNE
Initial outline OCTOBER Draft Joint
JUNE Implementing Rules
prepared by Ms Irina The draft of this Act Signing of the IRR
and Regulations (IRR)
Kireeva, Short Term was presented and of RA 10611
Passed by the Joint prepared by the DA and
Expert on SPS modified through DOH Technical
Legislation of the joint meetings House Committee on
Health and Agriculture Working Groups
PHL-EU Trade between the DA and composed of the
and the Senate
Related Technical the DOH and jointly Committee on Trade concerned agencies of
Assistance Project 2 endorsed by the DA the two Departments
and DOH Secretaries
to Congress 23 AUGUST JULY
Signed into law Draft IRR was endorsed
by the DA and DOH
as RA 10611 TWGs to the DA and
DOH Secretaries
OCTOBER
DA-DOH Joint Legal
Review of IRR
Meeting between DA
and DOH Secretaries
Article II, Section 4 (n)
of RA 10611
Refers to the
assurance that food
will not cause harm
to the consumer
when it is prepared
or eaten according to
its intended use
MAIN OBJECTIVES
a) Protect the public from food-borne and water-borne
illnesses and unsanitary, unwholesome, misbranded or
adulterated foods;
• “Farm-to-Fork” approach
• “Integration and not Duplication”
Delineation of
Mandates
National Agencies
• Department of Agriculture ***
Bureau of Quarantine
Work Process of DA, DOH and LGUs
DOH
FDA jurisdiction:
Processing & LGU jurisdiction:
Distribution stages Food Services
stages
• Regulate safety of all
fresh and raw agriculture • Regulate safety of all • Regulate safety of
and fishery resources processed and restaurants, wet
• Ensure animal and plant prepackaged food of markets,
health manufacturers and supermarkets,
• Ensure safety of farm distributors exporters, catering
inputs (agrochemicals) wholesalers, importers) establishments,
BOQ jurisdiction
school canteens,
water refilling
Domestic/international stations
Ports and Airports of entry,
In-flight catering,
DA jurisdiction: Food service
Primary & Postharvest Establishments (within
stages BOQ perimeter)
Sea vessels and Aircraft
IMPORTANT FEATURES
4. Created the Food Safety Regulation Coordinating Board
that:
• Monitors and coordinates the performance and
implementation of FSRA mandates;
Chair Co-Chair
Transparency
Emergency
Prevention
Co-operation
RESPONSIBILITIES OF FBOs
Safety Operators shall not place unsafe food
Responsibilit in the market
y
Traceability
Transparency
Emergency
Prevention
Co-operation
RESPONSIBILITIES OF FBOs
Safety
Operators are responsible for the
Responsibilit safety of the food they produce,
y
Traceability transport, store or sell
Transparency
Emergency
Prevention
Co-operation
RESPONSIBILITIES OF FBOs
Safety
Responsibilit
Ensure that food satisfies the
y requirements of food law and
Traceability
that control systems are in place
Transparency
to prevent, eliminate, or reduce
Emergency
risks to consumers
Prevention
Co-operation
RESPONSIBILITIES OF FBOs
Safety
Operators shall designate a Food Safety
Responsibilit
y Compliance Officer (FSCO)
Traceability Training
Certification
Transparency
Emergency
Prevention
Co-operation
RESPONSIBILITIES OF FBOs
Safety Food Safety Compliance Officer (FSCO)
Responsibilit
y ◦ MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISES, the
Traceability owner may serve as the FSCO or a
consultant FSCO may be employed on
Transparency
part-time or full-time basis.
Emergency
Prevention
◦ LARGE- AND MEDIUM- SCALE FOOD
BUSINESSES shall designate an FSCO
Co-operation who is preferably a graduate of food-
related courses
RESPONSIBILITIES OF FBOs
Safety Food Safety Compliance Officer (FSCO)
Responsibilit 1. Oversee the implementation of the food
y
Traceability safety programs and activities;
Transparency
2. Sufficiently trained through a course
recognized by DA or DOH
Emergency
Prevention
Co-operation
RESPONSIBILITIES OF FBOs
Safety
Operators should be able to
Responsibilit
y rapidly identify any supplier or
Traceability consignee
Transparency
Emergency
Prevention
Co-operation
RESPONSIBILITIES OF FBOs
Safety
Responsibilit
y
“One-step-forward-one-step
Traceability backward” approach
Transparency
Emergency
Prevention
Co-operation
RESPONSIBILITIES OF FBOs
Safety
Operators shall immediately
Responsibilit
y inform the FSRAs if they have
Traceability any reason to believe that their
Transparency food is not safe
Emergency
Emergency
Prevention
Cooperation
IMPORTANT FEATURES
6. Strengthening of Penalties and Sanctions for
Violative Acts by both the Food Business Operators
and the Government
Prohibited Acts
• Produce, handle, offer for sale, distribute or
import food or food product non-conformant to
any food standards and food or food products
declared as banned;
• Connivance
Violation Resulting to
slight Physical Hospitalization and
Injury*** 200K-300K Suspension for 6 mos rehabilation
Violation Resulting in
less serious to serious Hospitalization and
Physical Injury*** 200K-300K Suspension for 12 mos rehabilation
Violation Resulting to
Death*** 300K-500K Permanent revocation Imprisonment
SUMMARY
• The Food Safety Act of 2013 was enacted to strengthen the
food safety regulatory system in the country.