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Mandatory Label
Requirements
Labeling:
Provision of adequate information and accurate identification
of the prepackaged foods on the package
Means by which product communicates with the consumers,
trader, regulatory agency
It must be correct, not misleading, accurate and legible
Source: AO No.16 s. 1979
Mandatory Label
Requirements
Objective of Labeling:
„Silent Salesman“
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Mandatory Label
Requirements
Misleading Label:
It must be correct, not misleading, accurate and legible
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Mandatory Label
Requirements
Misleading Label:
It must be correct, not misleading, accurate and legible
„Partially
hydrogenated“
= Trans fats
And not all naturall!
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Mandatory Label
Information (Philippines)
Brand Name / Trade Name (as per
consumer act, optional)
Product identity or name
Net content declaration
Name & address of manufacturer, packer
or distributor
Country of Origin (PRODUCT OF THE
PHILIPPINES, if imported or exported)
Shelf Life (for selected products)
Lot identification number
Bar code (optional)
Nutrion Facts (Optional)
Mandatory Label
Information (Philippines)
Implementing Agency:
Department of Health (DOH)
Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Relevant standards:
AO No. 88-B s. 1984
AO No. 16s. 1979
BC No. 6A, s. 1998
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Parts of Label
Principal Display Panel (PDP) or Alternate Principal
Display Panel
Portion of the package label that is most likely to be seen by
the consumer. Sometimes, a food package may also have an
alternate principal display pannel, which refers to the other
surface of the package that is also suitable for display as PDP
Required Information:
Product Identity Name
Net Content Declaration
Parts of Label
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Parts of Label
Mandatory Label
Requirements
Product Identity or Name
The name should distinguish the product
from other products of the same type
A sufficient precise description of the
food and of its nature
Product name should not be misleading
The name prescribed by law
Type of packing medium, form or
style, and the condition or type of
treatment
Presented in bold letters on PDP
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Mandatory Label
Requirements
Net Content Declaration
Expression of the weight, measure or numerical count or a
combination of numerical count and weight of the product the
package
Examples:
Net weight: 227 g
Net contents: 355 ml or 355 mL
Net WT. 420 g, 24 pieces
Net WT 2.95 kg
Net contents 9.46 ml or 9.46 ml
More Information in BC BUREAU CIRCULAR No. 6A, s. 1998 about permissible
net content variations, ca. 2,6 % for volume, 2 % for weight)
Source: AO No.16 s. 1979
Mandatory Label
Requirements
Net Content Declaration: Symbols/Abbreviations for
Net Quantity of Contents
Weight wt Pint pt
Ounce oz Quart qt
Pound lb Fluid fl
Kilogram kg Meter m
Grams g Centimeter cm
Miligram mg Liter L or l
Mililiter ml or mL
Source: BUREAU CIRCULAR No. 6A, s. 1998
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Parts of Label
Information Panel
It is the label panel immediately to the right of the
PDP, as seen by the consumer facing the product
with the following exceptions:
If this panel too small to accommodate the necessary
information or is not usable (e.g. folded flaps), then the
information panel is the next label panel immediately to
the right or this part of the label
If the package has one or more alternate PDP, the
information panel immediately contiguous and to the
right of any PDP
If the top of the container is the PDP and the package has
no alternate PDP, the information panel is any panel
adjacent to the PDP
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Parts of Label
Information Panel
Required Information:
All other mandatory information which
includes the ingredient list, the name and
address of the manufacturer, packer, or
distributor; and the country of origin (if
imported or exported)
The nutrition facts (when present) may
appear on the information panel
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Parts of Label
Parts of Label
Ingredients Declaration
List of all ingredients
Descending order of predominance by
weight
Food with 2 or more discrete components
(Buko pie with filling and pie crust) may
have separate listing of each component
Ingredients shall be specific and not
collective or generic
Common name or usual name of an
added preservative shall be declared
together with a separate description of its
function
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Parts of Label
Name and Address of Manufacturer, Packer or Distributor
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Parts of Label
Country of Origin (if imported or exported)
Example:
PRODUCT OF THE PHILIPPINES
Parts of Label
Lot Identification Code
„The lot identification code shall be embossed or otherwise
permanently marked on immediate individial packages or
containers“
Source: AO No. 88-B s. 1984
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Open-Date Marking for
specific Food
Date marking:
Means legibly indicating a date on food labels/packages for the
purpose of informing the consumer about the expected quality
of product at a given period of time provided that it has been
properly stored
Consume before (mandatory)
Best before (optional)
Source: AO No.16 s. 1979
Open-Date Marking for
specific Food
Specific products („Consume before“):
Milk (fresh, pasteurized, filled, reconstituted, cultered)
Butter
Cream
Yoghurt
Chocolate/chocolate flavored drinks
Bakery products
Cheese and cheese products
Cured meat products
Frozen Fish, meat, poultry and marine products
Dietary foods and food preparation for infants
Source: AO No.16 s. 1979
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