On April 21, 2022, the Philippines Food and Drug Administration proposed to amend the relevant regulations on food enterprise licensing and food registration. The main contents are as follows :

(1) The scope of application, covering imported and domestically produced processed and prepackaged food, excluding slaughterhouses and catering enterprises; 

(2) Definition of terms; 

(3) Guidelines for food enterprise licensing, including general principles, specific guidelines for manufacturers, specific guidelines for importers and exporters, inspection and qualification certificates, license validity period, application process, etc.

(4) Guide to registration of food processing , including general principles, quality and safety standards, product declaration and labelling, registration period, registration process, reasons for not approving applications, product supervision, etc. 

The feedback period of the regulation ends on April 30, 2022.