THC RM: Risk Management as Applied to Safety, Local Government Units (LGU)

Security and Sanitation  Public/Private Markets (Wet & Dry)

 Food Terminals
Chapter 3: Food Safety Act of 2013  Hotels
 Caterers
Republic Act No. 10611 otherwise known as the Food  Restaurant
Safety Act of 2013 is an act to strengthen the Food  Satellite Market
Safety Regulatory System in the country to protect the  Supermarket
consumer health and facilitate market access of local
 Canteens
food and local products, and for other purposes.
Department of Health (DOH)
This act was signed into law by President Benigno
 Determine exposure & characterize
Aquino III on August 13, 2013.
nature of risks to food hazards which
may result in harm or disease
Terminologies:
 Conduct, document and establish data
 Food Security – access to safe and nutritious
base on epidemiological studies and
food.
regulatory impact assessment
 Food Safety – refers to the assurance that food
will not cause harm, human health is protected
and market access of locally produced foods
and food products is facilitated.
 Food – as any substance or product whether
processed, partially processed or unprocessed
that is intended for human consumption.

Delineation of Mandates for Food

(Who is responsible for the following establishment or
entities?)

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

 Manufacturers
 Processors
 Distributors
 Importers
 Exporters

Department of Agriculture (DA)

 Unprocessed Food
 Fresh Foods
 Meat