MANDATORY LABELLING MANDATORY LABELLING REQUIREMENTSREQUIREMENTS

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LABELLING LAWLABELLING LAWREPUBLIC ACT 3720 (FOOD, DRUG AND COSMETIC ACT

Prescribes rules and regulations for the packaging and labeling of foods distributed in the Philippines

Bureau of Food and Drug (BFAD) interprets regulations and details of RA 3720

Provides lists of substances permitted for use in food and food packaging materials

LABELLINGLABELLINGMeans provision of adequate information and accurate identification of the pre-packaged foods on the packageMeans by which product communicates with the consumers, traders, regulatory agency It must be correct, not misleading, accurate and legible

PARTS OF A LABELPARTS OF A LABELPrincipal 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 panel, which refers to the other surface of the package that is also suitable for display as PDP.Required information:

Product Identity NameNet Content Declaration

PARTS OF A LABELPARTS OF A LABELDetermination of the area of PDP

For rectangular package, it is the height times the width

Height = 8 in.

Width= 6 in.

Area of PDP = 8 X 6 = 48 sq. in.

PARTS OF A LABELPARTS OF A LABELDetermination of the area of PDP

For cylindrical or nearly cylindrical container, it is 40% of the value of the height of the container times the circumference

H=2in.

Circumference = 10 in.

10” X 2” = 20

20” X 40% = 8”

Area of PDP = 8 sq.in.

Width of the area of PDP

= area of PDP/height or 40% of circumference

= 10 X 40% = 4 in.

PARTS OF A LABELPARTS OF A LABELDetermination of the area of PDP

For other shaped container, it is 40% of the total surface area excluding tops, bottoms, flanges of cans, and shoulders and necks of bottles and jars

However, if the container has an obvious PDP, e.g. the top of a triangular or rectangular package, the area shall consist of the entire top surface

PARTS OF A LABELPARTS OF A LABELInformation 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 of this part of the labelIf the package has one or more alternate PDP, the information panel is immediately contiguous and to the right of any PDPIf 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

PARTS OF A LABELPARTS OF A LABELInformation Panel

PDP

Information Panel

PARTS OF A LABELPARTS OF A LABELInformation Panel

Required information:All other mandatory information which include the name and address of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor; the ingredient list and the country of origin

The nutrition facts (when present) may appear on the information panel

Ingredients:

Nutrition Information

Manufactured by:

PRODUCT of the PHILIPPINES

Mandatory Mandatory LabellingLabelling RequirementsRequirementsProduct Identity or Name

The name should distinguish the product from other products of the same typeA sufficient precise description of the food and of its natureProduct name should not be misleadingThe name prescribed by law

Mandatory Mandatory LabellingLabelling RequirementsRequirementsNet Content Declaration

Expression of the weight, measure or numerical count or a combination of numerical count and weight of the product inside the package.Examples:

NET WEIGHT 227 gNET WEIGHT 227 gNET CONTENTS 355 NET CONTENTS 355 mLmLNET WT. 397 gNET WT. 397 g

24 pieces24 piecesNET WT. 2.95 kgNET WT. 2.95 kgNET CONTENTS 9.463 LNET CONTENTS 9.463 L

Mandatory Mandatory LabellingLabelling RequirementsRequirementsIngredients

Are defined in Article to mean “any substance, Are defined in Article to mean “any substance, including additives, used in the manufacture or including additives, used in the manufacture or preparation of a foodstuff and still present in the preparation of a foodstuff and still present in the finished product.”finished product.”Listing of all the ingredients or components of Listing of all the ingredients or components of the product in descending order of predominance the product in descending order of predominance by weightby weightExamples:Examples:

Snails in Coconut MilkSnails in Coconut MilkIngredients: Snail, coconut milk, salt, garlic, spicesIngredients: Snail, coconut milk, salt, garlic, spices

•• Benzoic acid (preservative)Benzoic acid (preservative)•• Sodium Sodium slfate slfate (antioxidant)(antioxidant)•• FD & C Blue No. 1FD & C Blue No. 1

Mandatory Mandatory LabellingLabelling RequirementsRequirementsName and Address of Manufacturer, Packer or Distributor

Examples:Manufactured by:_____________________________________________________________________

Distributed by:_____________________________________________________________________

Packed by:_____________________________________________________________________

Mandatory Mandatory LabellingLabelling RequirementsRequirements

Country of OriginExample:Product of the Philippines

Mandatory Mandatory LabellingLabelling RequirementsRequirements

Lot identification codeThe lot identification code/ production code shall be embossed or otherwise permanently marked on immediate individual packages or containers.

Mandatory Mandatory LabellingLabelling RequirementsRequirementsOpen-Date Marking for specific food

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 beforeBest before

For bakery products, milk and milk products, vitamin C enriched liquid fruit drinks,

LabellingLabelling RequirementsRequirementsNutrition Information (for US and Japan)

Group 1Group 1the energy valuethe energy valuethe amount of proteinthe amount of proteinthe amount of carbohydratesthe amount of carbohydratesthe amount of fatthe amount of fat

Group 2Group 2the energy valuethe energy valuethe amount of proteinthe amount of proteinthe amount of carbohydratesthe amount of carbohydratesthe amount of sugarthe amount of sugarthe amount of fatthe amount of fatthe amount of saturated fatty acidsthe amount of saturated fatty acidsthe amount of dietary fiberthe amount of dietary fiberthe amount of sodiumthe amount of sodium

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