LEGAL MANDATES RELATED TO NUTRITION AND DIET THERAPY Flashcards
a judicial command or precept issued by a court or magistrates, directing the proper officer to enforce a judgment, sentence or decree.
Mandate
acts of the President providing for rules of a general or permanent character in implementation or execution of constitutional or statutory powers shall be promulgated in executive orders.
Executive Orders
Innovation made by President Ferdinand E. Marcos with the proclamation of Martial Law
Presidential Decree
a piece of legislation used to create policy in order to carry out the principles of the Constitution.
Republic Act
the addition of one or more essential nutrients to food, whether or not it is normally contained in the food, for the purpose of preventing or correcting a demonstrated deficiency of one or more nutrients in the population or specific population groups (Codex Alimentarius).
Food fortification
Nutrition Act of
the Philippines
Presidential
Decree No.
491 (1974)
National Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes, Breastmilk Supplements and Other Related Products”
Executive
Order 51 (1986)
Consumer Act of
the Philippines
Republic Act 7394 (1992)
The Rooming-in and Breastfeeding Act
Republic Act 7600 (1992)
Act for Salt
Iodization
Nationwide (ASIN
Law)
Republic
Act 8172 (1995)
Food Fortification Act
Republic Act 8976 (2000)
Food and Drug
Administration
Act
Republic Act 9711 (2008)
Expanded
Breastfeeding
Promotion Act
Republic Act 10028 (2009)
Food Safety Act
Republic Act 10611 (2013)
“Nutrition
and Dietetics
Law
Republic
Act 10862 (2015)
“Kalusugan at
Nutrisyon ng
Mag-Nanay Act”
Republic
Act 11148 (2018)
When is NUTRITION MONTH?
JULY
Who signed the R.A 11148 (2018) on Nov. 29?
Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte
mandated the Integration of Nutrition Education in the school curriculum
LOI 441
When is Allergy Awareness Month?
May
When is Food Safety Awareness Month and Who signed it?
October (President Joseph Estrada)
When is National Food Fortification Day?
November 7
Creation of the
National Nutrition
Council (NCC) of the
Philippines as the
highest policy-making
and coordinating body
on nutrition.
Nutrition Act of the Philippines
Provision of safe and adequate nutrition for infants; protection and promotion of breast
feeding ; ensuring the proper use of breastmilk substitutes and breastmilk supplements when necessary,
“National Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes, Breastmilk Supplements and Other Related Products
Provides protection to consumers against hazards to health and safety and deceptive, unfair and unconscionable sales acts and practices.
Consumer Act of the Philippines
An act providing incentives to all government and private health institutions with rooming-in and breastfeeding practices and for other purposes
The Rooming-in
and Breastfeeding
Act
Contribute to the
elimination of
micronutrient
malnutrition in the
country, particularly
iodine deficiency
disorders, through the
cost-effective
preventive measure of
salt iodization; require
all producer
manufacturers of foodgrade salt to iodize the
salt that they produce,
manufacture, import,
trade or distribute
Act for Salt
Iodization
Nationwide (ASIN
Law)
To prevent and limit nutritional deficiency
problems in the Philippines, a Food Fortification plan provides for the addition of nutrients to processed foods or food products as per the Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA)
Food Fortification Act
An act expanding the promotion of breastfeeding, amending for the purpose republic act no. 7600
Expanded
Breastfeeding
Promotion Act
Strengthens food safety regulatory system in
the country; provides protection toconsumers so they will have access to local foods and food products that have undergone thorough
and rigid inspection
Food Safety Act
(a) the standardization and regulation of nutrition and dietetics education;
(b) the examination, registration and
licensing of nutritionist-dietitians;
(c) the standardization, supervision, control, and regulation of the practice of nutrition and dietetics;
(d) the development of professional competence of nutritionist-dietitians through continuing profession
“Nutrition and Dietetics Law ”
An act scaling up the
national and local
health and nutrition
programs through a
strengthened integrated
strategy for maternal,
neonatal, child health
and nutrition in the first
one thousand (1,000)
days of life
Kalusugan at
Nutrisyon ng
Mag-Nanay Act”
An act strengthening and rationalizing the regulatory capacity of the bureau of food and drugs BFAD by establishing adequate testing laboratories and field offices. Upgrading its
equipment, augmenting its human resource complement, giving authority to retain its income, renaming it the food and drug administration (FDA), amending certain sections of republic act no. 3720, as amended and appropriating funds thereof.
“Food and Drug Administration Act”
