BFAD MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 1-C s.1986, November 27, 1986
AMENDMENTS TO BFAD MEMORANDUM CIRCULARS RELATIVE TO GUIDELINES FOR MONITORING OF IMPORTED FOODSTUFFS
Preparedness Committee (NRDPCC), the following amendments to BFAD
Memorandum Circulars relative to Guidelines for Monitoring of Imported
Foodstuffs are hereby issued, for the information and guidance of all
concerned.
1. BFAD Memorandum Circular No. 1-A dated 19 September 1986
is hereby further amended such that the new administrative control limit
of radioactivity for meat and meat products is 14 Bq/Kg in lieu of the
former limit of 6 Bq/Kg; and
2. BFAD Memorandum Circular No. 1-B s. 1986 dated 27 October
1986 is also hereby further modified, such that all imported foodstuffs,
including milk and other infant products coming from
non-European countries, shall be subjected to spot-checking by duly
authorized representatives of the Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) up to
January 15, 1987 only, after which future actions will be based on the
outcome of the periodic assessment to be conducted by NRPCC.
All Memorandum Circulars or parts thereof inconsistent with this
administrative issuance are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
This Circular shall take effect immediately upon approval.
Adopted: 27 Nov. 1986
Director
Minister of Health
Re-issued: 7 October 1991
(Sgd.) QUINTIN L. KINTANAR, M.D., PH.D.
Director
Assistant Secretary for Standards and Regulation