Food and Drug Safety Act of 2009 (RPPL No. 8-13). Pays/Territoire Palaos Type du document Législation Date 2010 Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn 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. Sujet Alimentation et nutrition Mot clé Législation de base Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Hygiène/procédures sanitaires Commerce international Inspection Fraude Toxicité/empoisonnement Emballage/étiquetage Infractions/sanctions Aire géographique Asie et Pacifique, Micronesie, Océanie, Petits états insulaires en développement, Pacifique Sud Résumé 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. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.paclii.org