Food and Drug Safety Act of 2009 (RPPL No. 8-13). País/Territorio Palau Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2010 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Título completoAn 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. Materia Alimentación y nutrición Palabra clave Legislación básica Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos Higiene/procedimientos sanitarios Comercio internacional Inspección Fraude Toxicidad/envenenamiento Envasado/etiquetado Infracciones/sanciones Área geográphica Asia y Pacifico, Micronesia, Oceania, Pequeños estados insulares en desarrollo, Pacífico Sur Resumen 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. Texto completo Inglés Página web www.paclii.org