. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PHL/47 
18 January 2006 
 (06-0226) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   PHILIPPINES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Department of Health – Bureau  of  Food and  Drugs 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:         
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [ X  ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Food Additives 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Unnumbered  
Administrative Orders. 2005.  Re:  Revised List  of Food Additives, Prescribing the Guidelines for their Use and Application in Foods and Foodstuffs Sold in the Philippines 
Whether Locally Manufactured or Imported (otherwise known as Revised Regulations for 
Food Additives in  the Philippines) (Draft  AO, 11 pages and the annex, 345 pages). 
6. Description of content:    
This notification cancels and replaces Administra tive Order No. 88-A s. 1984 and all  other 
administrative  issuances inconsistent herewith.  
Food additives enumerated in the  List labelle d Appendix A of this Order shall be  allowed 
or permitted to be used and applied in foods a nd foodstuffs sold in the Philippines, whether 
locally manufactured or imported.  Foods and foodstuffs containing food additives, not in 
the List shall be considered prohibited an d their distribution shall not be allowed. 
This Draft Unnumbered Administrative Order sets forth the conditions under which food 
additives, may be used in all foods, whether or not they have previously been standardized 
by the Bureau of  Food and Drugs (BFAD). 
It also sets forth the food categories or individual food items where the use of food additives 
shall not be allowed or are restricted. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   
-  To update and put together the list of permitted food additives and prescribe guidelines 
for their use and application in  foods and foodstuffs sold in the Philippines; 
-   to conform to international standa rds on permissible food additives;  and 
-  to ensure food safety and harmonize with international food control laws, rules and 
regulations in  ensuring better acc ess to domestic and  export markets G/TBT/N/PHL/47 
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  8. Relevant documents:   General Standard for Food A dditives Code Stan 192 Preamble 
(Section2, Definition, sub-Section a) ALINORM 05/28/12 from the Codex 33
rd Session of 
the Codex Alimentarius  
United States Code of Federal Re gulations 170.2 (Food Additives) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }This shall take effect thirty (30) days after  
publication in two news papers of general 
circulation 
10. Final date for comments:   31 March 2006 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
Bureau of Food and Drugs   
Department of Health Civic Drive, Filinvest Corporate City   
Alabang, Muntinlupa City, Philippines Telephone: (+632) 842 4592 
Telefax: (+632) 807 0716  
E-mail:  bfad@bfad.gov.ph   lbbg@bfad.gov.ph   bfad_tessa@yahoo.com