Administrative Order No. 18 A. 1997 on Standards of Quality and Requirements for the Processing, Packaging and Labeling of Bottled Drinking Water. Pays/Territoire Philippines Type du document Règlement Date 1993 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Alimentation et nutrition, Eau Mot clé Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Questions de procédures Transformation/manutention Eau potable Emballage/étiquetage Normes Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Zone de conservation des eaux Normes de qualité de l'eau Pollution des eaux douces Gestion des resources en eau douce Lutte contre la pollution Aire géographique Asie, Asie et Pacifique, East Asian Seas, Pacifique Nord, Asie du Sud-Est Entry into force notes This Order enters into force 15 days after its publication. Résumé This Administrative Order, consisting of 13 sections and two Annexes, pursuant to Articles 7, 17, 21 and 22 of R.A. 7394 known as the Consumer Act of Philippines, establishes the quality standards to be met for processing, packaging and labelling of bottled drinking water. In particular, it establishes that no person or establishment shall process bottled water for being put on the market without a valid license to operate, (LTO) a processing plant for bottled water from the Bureau of Food and Drugs. A licence to operate a processing plant for bottled water may be issued after applicants capability to comply with good manufacturing practice (GMP) (Section V and List of Annex "A"). All bottled drinking water shall be originated from an approved source, based on water safety inspection prepared by a qualified engineer/geologist who shall declare the integrity of the said source and safety of the catchment operations. Bottled water processing plants shall be located in areas which are free from objectionable odors, smoke, dust or other contaminants and possible flood or inundation. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.fda.gov.ph Références - Législation Implemente Republic Act No. 7394 establishing the Consumer Act of the Philippines. Législation | Philippines | 1993 Mot clé: Protection du consommateur, Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires, Questions de procédures, Transformation/manutention, Emballage/étiquetage, Normes, Infractions/sanctions, Additifs alimentaires, Fraude Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amendé par 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. Législation | Philippines | 2007 Mot clé: Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires, Questions de procédures, Transformation/manutention, Eau potable, Emballage/étiquetage, Normes Source: FAO, FAOLEX