Notifications for Philippines (277 notifications)

This standard applies to cultured or wild-caught Siganid (Rabbitfish) species of the Siganidae family prepared and marketed chilled or frozen, intended for human consumption.

This standard establishes the minimum requirements for free range chicken (commercial and backyard) production, and covers the methods of production, harvesting and marketing of chicken and chicken products labelled as free range.

This code  provides adequate measures to manage aflatoxin contamination in the supply chain  following the framework of farm to table approach to food safety. It also provides guidance to all persons involved in producing and handling corn intended for human and animal consumption for entry into local and international trade.

This code sets out the general principles of good practice and minimum requirements for the production, handling, transportation and storage of ducks and its products within the farm, in the commercial or backyard rearing/farming of broiler and layer ducks for food use.

This standard applies to milkfish (Chanos chanos, Forskal) prepared and marketed chilled or frozen, intended for human consumption. The product can be presented in the following forms: (i) whole; (ii) whole-gutted; (iii) fresh deboned (seasoned and unseasoned); (iv) choice cuts (seasoned and unseasoned).

The Department of Agriculture (DA) issued Memorandum Order (MO) No. 38, Series of 2017 lifting the temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds including poultry meat, day old chicks, eggs and semen originating from England. Based on the report submitted by Dr Nigel Gibbens, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in London, United Kingdom to the World Organization for Animal Health, the latest Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) events in England (with previous temporary banning order; DA MO No. 15, Series of 2017) are now closed and resolved. Based on the evaluation of the Bureau of Animal Industry, the risk of contamination from importing poultry and poultry products from England is negligible.

This standard applies to Tilapia species of the Cichlidae family prepared and marketed  live, chilled or frozen, intended for human consumption. The product can be presented in the following forms: (i) live; (ii) whole; (iii) whole, gutted; (iv) fillet.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) issued Memorandum Order (MO) No. 39, Series of 2017 lifting the temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds including poultry meat, day old chicks, eggs and semen originating from Germany. Based on the report submitted by Dr Karin Schwabenbauer, Ministerial Diriggentin and Chief Veterinary Officer, Directorate of Animal Health, Animal Welfare, Bundesministerium fur Ernahrung undt Landwrstschaft (BMEL) in Bonn, Germany, to the the World Organization for Animal Health, the latest Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) events in Germany (with previous temporary banning order; DA MO No. 15, Series of 2017) are now closed and resolved. Based on the evaluation of the Bureau of Animal Industry, the risk of contamination from importing poultry and poultry products from Germany is negligible.

This standard is intended to provide guidance to the responsible competent authority for risk assessment, risk management and risk communication with regard to food  related risks to human health.

This document elaborates a set of principles to assist responsible competent authorities in utilising traceability/product tracing as a tool within their food inspection and certification system. This document should be read in conjunction with all relevant Codex texts as well as those adopted by International Plant Protection Committee (IPPC) and World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) where appropriate.

This Code applies to the receiving, preparation, processing, handling, storage, transport, distribution, and retailing of all quick frozen foods such as cereals, fruits and vegetables, fish, meat, poultry and their products, bakery and pastry products.

This Code applies to the primary production, sorting, grading, storing, and distribution of table eggs produced by domesticated chicken intended for human consumption.

This document deals with Risk Assessment which is a key element in assuring that sound science is used to establish standards, guidelines and other recommendations for food safety to enhance consumer protection and facilitate international trade.

This document is intended to provide practical guidance to assist the national government, and their responsible competent authority in the design, development, operation, evaluation and improvement of the national food control system. It highlights the key principles and core elements of an efficient and effective food control system. It is not  intended that the guidance results in "one system" being appropriate to all circumstances. Rather, various approaches may be used, as appropriate to the national circumstances, to achieve an effective national food control system.

The Philippine National Standard (PNS) Code of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) for Coconut intends to provide guidelines in the production and primary processing of coconut. The practices enumerated in the Standard are aimed towards prevention and reduction of risk occurrences, which include those of food safety, environmental impact, worker's health, safety, and welfare, and product quality.

This order provides the rationale and the conditions in instituting this measure lifting the temporary ban on the importation of poultry and poultry products from Japan

This order provides the rationale and the conditions in instituting this emergency measure imposing a temporary ban on the importation of poultry and poultry products from Oostkamp and Menen, West Flanders, Belgium.

This order provides the rationale and the conditions in instituting this emergency measure imposing a temporary suspension of accreditation of all Brazilian Foreign Meat Establishments (FMEs) to export meat into the Philippines.

This order provides the rationale and the conditions in instituting this emergency measure imposing a temporary ban on the importation of beef and poultry meat from 25 DA accredited Foreign Meat Establishments (FMEs) from Brazil.

This order provides the rationale and the conditions in instituting this measure lifting the temporary ban on the importation of poultry and poultry products from Poland.