Long Title
RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND COMMERCE, AND OTHER APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT A STUDY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF CRAFTING A RELEVANT LEGISLATION TO REQUIRE SIMPLE NUTRITION LABELING OF FOOD PRODUCTS INCLUDING THE ADOPTION OF FRONT-OF-PACK AND BACK-OF-PACK LABELING, MAKING THEM EASILY READABLE, COGNIZABLE, AND UNDERSTANDABLE BY ORDINARY CONSUMERS WITH THE END IN VIEW OF FURTHER STRENGTHENINGI THE RIGHT OF CONSUMERS TO INFORMATION AS MANDATED UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7394 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CONSUMER ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES
Short Title
NUTRITION LABELING OF FOOD PRODUCTS
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Date filed
November 22, 2011
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Entitled: RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND COMMERCE, AND OTHER APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT A STUDY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF CRAFTING A RELEVANT LEGISLATION TO REQUIRE SIMPLE NUTRITION LABELING OF FOOD PRODUCTS INCLUDING THE ADOPTION OF FRONT-OF-PACK AND BACK-OF-PACK LABELING, MAKING THEM EASILY READABLE, COGNIZABLE, AND UNDERSTANDABLE BY ORDINARY CONSUMERS WITH THE END IN VIEW OF FURTHER STRENGTHENING THE RIGHT OF CONSUMERS TO INFORMATION AS MANDATED UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7394 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CONSUMER ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 15TH CONGRESS ] [ 2011 ] 11/22/2011 Introduced by Senator MANNY VILLAR; 11/23/2011 Submitted to the Senate and Referred to the Committee(s) on TRADE AND COMMERCE and HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY; 11/29/2011 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;
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Legislative Status Date
November 23, 2011
Session Sequence No.
35
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