WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/PHL/137 
22 June 2011  
 (11-3095) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  PHILIPPINES  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Food and Drug Administration, Philippines 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :   
Food and Drug Administration, Philippines 
Department of Health Civic Drive, Filinvest Corporate City Alabang, Muntinlupa City Website:  http://www.bfad.gov.ph   
Email:  bfad@bfad.gov.ph  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 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):  Ethnic Flour-Based 
Confectioneries (Polvoron, Piaya, and Barquillos) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Final Draft 
Recommended Code of Practice for the Proc essing and Handling of Ethnic Flour-Based 
Confectioneries (Polvoron, Piaya, and Barquillos)     
6. Description of content:  This notification is concerned with  the receipt of raw materials and 
ingredients, preparation and processing of ethni c flour-based confectioneries (polvoron, piaya, 
and barquillos) as defined in th is Code, in order to conform w ith the required standards stated 
in PNS/FDA No. __. Standards for Ethnic Flour -based Confectioneries (polovoron, Piaya, 
and Barquillos).  The product shal l be prepared from a basic mixtur e of flour and sugar.  This 
Code is intended to provide guidelines to ac hieve compliance with the standards for ethnic 
flour-based confectioneries (polvoron, piaya,  and barquillos) packed in any suitable 
packaging material and/or container.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  To 
ensure that products are consiste ntly manufactured, packed or repacked or held to a quality 
appropriate for the intended use.   G/TBT/N/PHL/137 
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  8. Relevant documents:   Abiva, C.C. 2001 - A Quick Guide to Filipino Food and Cooking. 
Anvil Publishing. Inc. Pasig City, Phils 
A.O. No. 88-A S. 1984 – Regulatory Guidelines Concerning Food Additives, Bureau of Food 
and Drugs. Department of Health, Al abang, Muntinlupa City, Philippines 
A.O. No. 88-B S. 1984 – Rules and Regulations  Governing the Labelling of Prepackaged 
Food Products distributed in th e Philippines.  Bureau of Food and Drugs, Department of 
Health, Alabang, Muntinlupa City, Philippines 
A.O. No. 132 S. 1970 – Regulation Prescribing th e Standard of Identity and Quality of Milk 
and Milk Products (B-4. 12-01).  Bureau of Food and Drugs.  Department of Health, Alabang, 
Muntinlupa City, Philippines 
A.O. No. 243 S. 1975. B-4 Definition and Standard s of Food;  B-4. 18 Margarine.  Bureau of 
Food and Drugs.  Department of Health , Alabang, Muntinlupa City, Philippines 
A.O. No. 153 S. 2004.  Guidelines, Current Good Manufacturing Practi ce in Manufacturing, 
Packing, Repacking or Holding Food.  Bureau  of Food and Drugs, Department of Health, 
Alabang, Muntinlupa City, Philippines 
Association of Analytical Chemis ts.  Official Methods of Analys is Manual.  16th ed., 1995.  
AOAC International.  481 North Frederick Ave., Suite 500, Gaithersburg, MD 20877-2417. 
U.S.A. 
B.C. No. 01-A S. 2004.   Guidelines for th e Assessment of Microbiological Quality of 
Processed Foods.  Bureau of Food and Drugs.  Department of Health, Alabang, Muntinlupa 
City, Philippines 
B.C. No. 016 S. 2006.  Updated List of F ood Additives.  Bureau of Food and Drugs, 
Department of Health, Alabang, Muntinlupa City, Philippines 
Belitz, H.-D., W. Grosch, and P. Schieber le. 2009.  Food Chemistr y.  4th revised and 
extended ed. Springer-Verla g, Heidelberg, Germany. 
Codex Alimentarius Commissi on.  1995.  FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission 
Manual.  Food and Agriculture Organization.  Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, 
Italy. 
Dictionary of Food Science and Technology, International Food Information Service, 
Blackwell Publishing, UK, 2005 
FNRI.  1997.  The Philipine Food Composition Tables.  Food and Nutrition Research 
Institute, Department of Science and T echnology, Bicutan, Taguig, Philippines. 
Food, definition.  ALINORM 04/27/41, para . 88 and Appendix VI. 2005.  Codex 
Alimentarius Commission.  Food and Agricu lture Organization.  Viale delle Terme di 
Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy. 
Konkel, P.J. 2001.  Confectionery Products.  Ch apter 56.  In Compendium of Methods for the 
Microbiological Examination of Foods.  4th ed. Ed ited by F.P. Downes and K. Ito. American 
Public Health Associatio n, Washington, DC, USA. 
PNS/BAFPS 35:2005.  Philippine National Stan dard:  Table Egg. Bureau of Product 
Standards, Department of Trade a nd Industry, Makati City, Philippines 
PNS/BAFPS 36:2008.  Philippine National Stan dard:  Fresh Milk. Bureau of Product 
Standards, Department of Trade a nd Industry, Makati City, Philippines 
PNS/BAFPS 76:2010.  Philippine Na tional Standard:  Coconut Sa p Sugar.  Bureau of Product 
Standards, Department of Trade a nd Industry, Makati City, Philippines 
PNS/BAFPS 81:2010.  Philippine Na tional Standard:  Raw Cane Sugar.  Bureau of Product 
Standards, Department of Trade a nd Industry, Makati City, Philippines 
PNS/BAFPS 82:2010.  Philippine National Standa rd:  White Sugar.  Bureau of Product  G/TBT/N/PHL/137 
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  Standards, Department of Trade a nd Industry, Makati City, Philippines 
R.A. 3720.  Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.  Bu reau of Food and Drugs.  Department of 
Health.  Alabang, Muntinlupa City, Philippines 
R.A. 9711.  Food and Drug Administration (FDA ) Act of 2009.  Bureau of Food and Drugs, 
Department of Health, Alabang, Muntinlupa City, Philippines 
Vaclavik, V. and E. Chri stian, 2008.  Essentials of Food Sc ience.  3rd edition.  Springer 
Science Business Media, LLC., New York, USA.   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   This order shall take effect 15 days after its 
publication in an official gazette of general 
circulation. 
10. Final date for comments:  14 August 2011 
11. Text available from: National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax numbers, 
e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body: