Transcript consumer act of the philippines

CONSUMER ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES
RELATING TO FOOD, DRUGS AND
COSMETICS AND DEVICES
The Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act (Republic
Act No. 3720) approved on June 22,1963 has been
superseded by the Consumer Act of the
Philippines. Chapter II of the Act declares that it
is the policy of the State to protect the health of
the consumer by ensuring a safe and good
quality of food, drugs, cosmetics and devices and
to regulate their manufacture, sale, distribution
and advertisement.
PROHIBITED ACTS
1. The manufacture, importation,
exportation, sale offering for sale or
distribution of any adulterated or
misbranded food, drug, device or drug.
2. Refusal of manufacturer to permit entry
or inspection by BFAD agents or to allow
samples to be collected.
3. Giving false guarantees or undertaking.
4. Forging, counterfeiting, simulation or falsely
representing or without authority
5. The sale, distribution or transfer of any drug or
device without being registered or licensed by
the Department of Health.
6. The sale of offering for sale of drugs or
devices beyond their expiration date
7. The sale and distribution of a batch drugs
without batch certification.
8. To deliver for introduction into commerce
any mislabeled hazardous substance or
banned hazardous substance.
COMMON VIOLATIONS IN
FOODS MANUFACTURE AND SALE
1. The Department of Health has banned
the use of potassium bromate as
ingredient in the making of breads
because of adverse reports concerning its
safety.
2. Use of poisonous food colors in making
bagoong and other products. The BFAd
has warned against the use of such
dangerous dyes but manufactures
continue to use them.
3. Adulteration of hot dogs and similar
products by the use of fillers such as
flour to add bulk.
4. Adulteration of rice by mixing high
grade varieties with lower grade varieties.
5. Sale of poultry products injected with
water to make them heavier.
6. Adulteration of hot dogs and similar
products by the use of fillers such as flour
to add bulk.
7. Adulteration of rice by mixing high
grade varieties with lower grade varieties.
8. Suspension of the importation of Rose
Bowl canned foods from Malaysia was
made by the Bureau of Customs. The
BFAD said that a laboratory analysis of
Rose Bowl canned squid found it “either
deteriorated, decomposed or with strong
offensive odor and with foreign matter
inside.
9. The Government agents seized 30 million
worth of mislabelled whiskey from local
liquor firm. These were allegedly
mislabelled Johnny Walker Whiskey.
10. FDA Case No. 54-75 Salvador Matienzo
claimed that he bought a bottle of Royal
Tru-Orange which contained foreign matter