Philippines Approves Low Level Presence Policy
February 20, 2009| |
Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Arthur C. Yap signed Administrative Order No. 1 (AO No. 1) Series of 2009 which adopts Annex 3 to the Codex Plant Guideline, "Food Safety Assessment in Situations of Low-Level Presence of Recombinant-DNA Plant Material in Food". AO No. 1 directs concerned DA offices to clarify issues and formulate guidelines for implementation. Lastly, AO No. 1 orders an institutional capability program for the DA's regulatory agencies to enhance its technical capabilities to undertake the appropriate regulatory action. AO No. 1 takes effect 30 days after its publication in a newspaper of national circulation.
See the report at http://www.fas.usda.gov/gainfiles/200902/146327239.pdf
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