Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 2441, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE REGISTRATION, LICENSURE AND PRACTICE OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY IN THE PHILIPPINES, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| ABSTRACT : Rationale: Our country's food processing industry must be assured of global competitiveness . Filipino manufactured food products should have the chance of being bought when placed side-by-side with their international competitors.> "Food Safety" isa worldwide concern. Without guarantees towards this end, there will be difficulties in ensuring healthy and safe food and achieving global competitiveness . Professionally trained and "licensed" Food Technologists can be a major force in safeguarding product safety through proper implementation of the HACCP (Hazard Anaylsis and Critical Control Point), ensuring healthy and safe food and which is not a requirement in many international food factories. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ESPINA, GERARDO S. |
| DATE FILED : 2001-08-15 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS : |
| 1. Espino |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION ON 2001-08-21 |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
Rationale: Our country's food processing industry must be assured of global competitiveness . Filipino manufactured food products should have the chance of being bought when placed side-by-side with their international competitors.> "Food Safety" isa worldwide concern. Without guarantees towards this end, there will be difficulties in ensuring healthy and safe food and achieving global competitiveness . Professionally trained and "licensed" Food Technologists can be a major force in safeguarding product safety through proper implementation of the HACCP (Hazard Anaylsis and Critical Control Point), ensuring healthy and safe food and which is not a requirement in many international food factories.
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