IMPORTATION AND REGISTRATION OF IMPORTED PRE-PACKED FOOD PRODUCTS
products are required to be registered with the Bureau of Food and Drugs
prior to their distribution in the domestic market.
Their exist incidences of rampant importation of unregistered
pre-packed food products due to the failure of the importers to present
or comply with the necessary documents from the manufacturer as required
by the Bureau of Food and Drugs, among others.
In the interest of consumer protection importers are hereby required
first to submit an application for registration conforming to BFAD’s
checklist of requirements for registration of food products (attached).
Importers shall only be allowed to import after all the documentary
requirements have been accomplished and BFAD Certificate of Product
Registration (CPR) has been issued.
The Bureau of Customs and other government agencies, including the
Special Economic Zones, are requested not to allow establishments or
person to import pre-packed food products without proof that the same
has been issued a BFAD CPR.
The Food and Drug Regulation Officers concerned are hereby directed to ensure the implementation of this circular.
This Circular shall take effect immediately.
Adopted: 16 Aug. 1999
(SGD.) WILLIAM D. TORRES, PH.D.
Director