BFAD (DOH) Memorandum Circular No. 6 (1993)

(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 1. Evaporated Milk a. recombined/reconstituted b. filled 2. Sweetened Condensed Milk 3. UHT Sterilized Milk No. 001-B s. 1982 - Bakery Products in Supermarkets not in the bakery (Loaf Bread and Buns) 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

(Sgd.) QUINTIN L. KINTANAR M.D., PH.D. Director - CESO I