Food and Drug Safety Act of 2009 (RPPL No. 8-13). Country/Territory Palau Document type Legislation Date 2010 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to amend Section 1004 of Title 34 of the Palau National Code to empower the Director of the Bureau of Health Services to ban importation and sale of foods or medicines reported to be dangerous for human consumption, and for other related purposes. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Basic legislation Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures International trade Inspection Fraud Toxicity/poisoning Packaging/labelling Offences/penalties Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Micronesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract This Act amends Section 1004 of Title 34 of the Palau National Code so as to ensure that representatives of the Bureau of Health Services can carry out inspections on quality and safety of imported foodstuffs and medicines. Food which is adjudged by the representative to be unsanitary or of questionable sanitary condition because of contamination, spoilage, animal or insect infestation, adulteration or age shall be destroyed. The Director of the Bureau may ban the importation and sale of any packaged foods or medicines that have been identified as dangerous for human consumption by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the World Health Organization, or other internationally recognized organizations addressing food, drug, and consumer safety. The Act also prescribes how food must be labelled. Full text English Website www.paclii.org