G/TBT/N/PHL/325  
11 March 2024  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  PHILIPPINES  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
DR. SAMUEL A. ZACATE  
Director General  
Food and Drug Administration  
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notific ation shall be indicated if different from above:   
PILAR MARILYN P. PAGAYUNAN  
Director IV  
Center for Food Regulation and Research (CFRR)  
Food and Drug Administration  
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH  
Email: ojolaurenana@fda.gov.ph ; BPS@dti.gov.ph  
www.fda.gov.ph  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Prepackaged and prepared foods (ICS code(s): 67.230)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Supplemental 
Guidelines on the Management and Conduct of Product Recall for Prepackaged Processed 
Food Products; (22 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Circular intends to provide guidelines and procedures on 
the development of the recall strategy, the conduct of mock recall, and the procedure for 
the use of electronic recall notification. Specifically, it aims to:  
A. To establish an electronic system of notification of pro cessed food product recalls for 
the MAH.  
B. To provide guidelines to the MAH who shall conduct mock recall or voluntary product 
recall of processed food products.  
C. To support and facilitate ease the submission the implementation of FDA Circular No. 
2016-012 entitled Guidelines on Product Recall and its future amendments.  
D. For facilitation of the MAH's submission of standardized recall status reports to the 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicabl e: This Circular is hereby promulgated to supplement and facilitate the conduct 
of product recall for prepackaged processed food products by providing the MAH with 
oversight on the development of a recall system.  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 10611 or the 
"Food Safety Act of 2013"  
• FDA Circular (FC) No. 2016 -012 or the "Guidelines on Product Recall"  
• Republic Act No. 8792 or The Electronic Commerce Act of 2000  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  5 May 2024  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://www.fda.gov.ph/draft -for-comments -supplemental -guidelines -on-the-
mana gement -and-conduct -of-product -recall -for-prepackaged -processed -food-products/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TB T/PHL/24_01938_00_e.pdf