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Administrative Order No. 14 on the Implementation of the National Veterinary Drug Residues Control Programme and Creation of the Inter-Agency Committee.

Country/Territory
Philippines
Document type
Regulation
Date
2006
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Institution Monitoring Meat Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Procedural matters Residues Consumer protection Public health
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Order shall take effect after its publication in one newspaper of general circulation.
Abstract

This Administrative Order establishes the Implementation of the National Veterinary Drug Residues Control Programme and the Creation of the Inter-Agency Committee. It establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of the above mentioned Committee, entitled to perform the following activities: Review current food safety policies including the conduct of inventory of all existing pertinent regulations relative to veterinary drug residues; Harmonize existing programmes on veterinary drug residues being implemented by various DA agencies to be known as the immediate term Veterinary Drug Residues Control Programme; Formulate a comprehensive and sustainable long-term National Veterinary Drug Residues Control Programme involving other government agencies, livestock, poultry, fishery and feed milling industry groups/associations. Various DA agencies shall collaborate under the immediate term Veterinary Drug Residues Control Programme in Food with their respective roles. The Committee shall also formulate the National Veterinary Drug Residues Control Programme in Food in coordination with other government agencies to cover all livestock, poultry and aquatic products.

Full text
English
Website
nmis.gov.ph

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Administrative Order No. 24 implementing the Guidelines on National Veterinary Drug Residues Control Programme in Food Pursuant to Administrative Order No. 14 of 2006.

Legislation | Philippines | 2009

Keyword: Monitoring, Meat, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Procedural matters, Residues, Consumer protection, Public health, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX