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Introduced by Senator S. R. OsmeAa 111 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Heart disease and hypertension are among the leading causes of death 
and morbidity among Filipinos. In the prevention of illness due to hypertension 
and heart di$ease, strict compliance with dietary restrictions is crucial. Hence, 
many consuqwxs are gradually becoming more conscious about nutrition and the 
nutritional contents of the food they purchase and eat. In this regard, better 
informed consumers are better able to make wise choices. 
This bill seeks to amend the Consumer Act in order to require food 
manufacturers to include minimum standard information regarding nutritional 
contents in the labels of food products. 
In view of the foregoing, early passage of this bill is earnestly requested. 
S E ~ G I O  
OSMENA 111 
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THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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Introduced by Senator S. R. OsmeAa 111 
AN ACT 
REQUIRING ALL CONSUMER PRODUCTS TO SPECIFY IN THEIR 
RESPECTIVE LABELS THE NUTRITION INFORMATION THAT EACH 
CONSUMER PRODUCT CONTAINS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE 
ARTICLE 77 OF R.A. 7394 ALSO KNOWN AS THE CONSUMER ACT OF THE 
PHIPIPPINES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION I. Article 77 of R. A. No. 7394, otherwise known as the 
"Consumer Act of the Philippines is hereby amended to read as follows: 
"Art. 77. 
Minimum Labeling Requirements for Consumer 
Products. - 
All 
consumer products domestically sold 
whether 
manufactured locally or imported shall indicate the following in their 
respective labels of packaging: 
(a) 
Its correct and registered trade name or brand name; 
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Its duly registered trademark; 
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Its duly registered business name; 
(d) 
The address of the manufacturer, importer, repacker of the 
consumer product in the Philippines; 
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Its general make or active ingredients; 
The net quantity of contents, in terms of weight, measure or 
numerical count rounded off to at least the nearest tenths in the metric 
system; 
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Country of manufacture, if imported; and 
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(h) 
If a consumer product is manufactured, refilled or repacked 
under license from a principal, the label shall so state the fact. 
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THE AMOUNT OF THE FOLLOWING NUTRIENTS: TOTAL 
FAT, SATURATED FAT, 
CHOLESTEROL, 
SODIUM, 
TOTAL 
CARBOHYDRATES, 
COMPLEX 
CARBOHYDRATES, 
SUGARS, 
DIETARY FIBER, 
AND TOTAL PROTEIN 
CONTAINED IN EACH 
SERVING SIZE OR UNIT OF MEASURE 
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WHETHER 
THE 
PRODUCT 
CONTAINS 
ARTlFlCAL 
FLAVOR1 NG, 
ARTIFICIAL 
COLORING 
OR 
CHEMICAL 
PRESERVATIVES. 
The following may be required by the concerned department in 
accordance with the rules and regulations they will promulgate under 
authority of this Act: 
(a) 
(b) 
directions for use; 
(c) 
warning of ‘toxicity 
(d) 
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whether it is flammable or inflammable; 
wattage, voltage or amperes; or 
process of manufacture Used, if necessary 
Any word, statement or other information required by or under 
authority of the preceding paragraph shall appear on the label or labeling 
with such conspicuousness as compared with other words, statements, 
designs or devices therein, and in such terms as to render it likely to be 
read and understood by the ordinary individual 
under customary 
conditions of purchase or use. 
The above requirements shall form an integral part of the label 
without danger of being erased or detached under ordinary handling of 
the product.” 
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SECTION 2. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, 
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rules and regulations, issuances or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions 
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of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
SECTION 8. Effecfivify. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (I 
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its complete publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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