Administrative Order No. 2007-044 on the Amendment to Section VIII. 3 of Administrative Order No. 18-A s. 1993 entitled "Standards of Quality, Requirements for the Processing, Packaging, and Labelling of Bottled Drinking Water.

Subject

Food & nutrition

Keyword

Food quality control/food safety Procedural matters Processing/handling Potable water Packaging/labelling Standards

Geographical area

Asia, South-Eastern Asia

Entry into force notes

This Order enters into force immediately.

Abstract

This Administrative Order amends Section VIII. 3 of Administrative Order No. 18-A s. 1993 as follows: "Bottles and caps shall be manufactured preferably from virgin materials (i.e. not been recycled). Such requirement has become an impediment for the entry of safe packaging materials produced using acceptable re-cycling processes. With the emergence and existence of such acceptable re-cycling technologies amendment to the above requirement becomes imperative. So, this Order establishes that the

Full text

English

Website

www.fda.gov.ph

References - Legislation

Amends

Administrative Order No. 18 A. 1997 on Standards of Quality and Requirements for the Processing, Packaging and Labeling of Bottled Drinking Water.

Legislation | Philippines | 1993

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Procedural matters, Processing/handling, Potable water, Packaging/labelling, Standards, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Public water, Water conservation zone, Water quality standards, Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution, Freshwater resources management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX