LEGAL MANDATES RELATED TO NUTRITION AND DIET THERAPY

Question 1

a judicial command or precept issued by a court or magistrates, directing the proper officer to enforce a judgment, sentence or decree.

Answer 1

Mandate

Question 2

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.

Answer 2

Executive Orders

Question 3

Innovation made by President Ferdinand E. Marcos with the proclamation of Martial Law

Answer 3

Presidential Decree

Question 4

a piece of legislation used to create policy in order to carry out the principles of the Constitution.

Answer 4

Republic Act

Question 5

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).

Answer 5

Food fortification

Question 6

Nutrition Act of
the Philippines

Answer 6

Presidential
Decree No.
491 (1974)

Question 7

National Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes, Breastmilk Supplements and Other Related Products”

Answer 7

Executive
Order 51 (1986)

Question 8

Consumer Act of
the Philippines

Answer 8

Republic Act 7394 (1992)

Question 9

The Rooming-in and Breastfeeding Act

Answer 9

Republic Act 7600 (1992)

Question 10

Act for Salt
Iodization
Nationwide (ASIN
Law)

Answer 10

Republic
Act 8172 (1995)

Question 11

Food Fortification Act

Answer 11

Republic Act 8976 (2000)

Question 12

Food and Drug
Administration
Act

Answer 12

Republic Act 9711 (2008)

Question 13

Expanded
Breastfeeding
Promotion Act

Answer 13

Republic Act 10028 (2009)

Question 14

Food Safety Act

Answer 14

Republic Act 10611 (2013)

Question 15

“Nutrition
and Dietetics
Law

Answer 15

Republic
Act 10862 (2015)

Question 16

“Kalusugan at
Nutrisyon ng
Mag-Nanay Act”

Answer 16

Republic
Act 11148 (2018)

Question 17

When is NUTRITION MONTH?

Answer 17

JULY

Question 18

Who signed the R.A 11148 (2018) on Nov. 29?

Answer 18

Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte

Question 19

mandated the Integration of Nutrition Education in the school curriculum

Answer 19

LOI 441

Question 20

When is Allergy Awareness Month?

Answer 20

May

Question 21

When is Food Safety Awareness Month and Who signed it?

Answer 21

October (President Joseph Estrada)

Question 22

When is National Food Fortification Day?

Answer 22

November 7

Question 23

Creation of the
National Nutrition
Council (NCC) of the
Philippines as the
highest policy-making
and coordinating body
on nutrition.

Answer 23

Nutrition Act of the Philippines

Question 24

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,

Answer 24

“National Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes, Breastmilk Supplements and Other Related Products

Question 25

Provides protection to consumers against hazards to health and safety and deceptive, unfair and unconscionable sales acts and practices.

Answer 25

Consumer Act of the Philippines

Question 26

An act providing incentives to all government and private health institutions with rooming-in and breastfeeding practices and for other purposes

Answer 26

The Rooming-in
and Breastfeeding
Act

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Act for Salt
Iodization
Nationwide (ASIN
Law)

Question 28

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)

Answer 28

Food Fortification Act

Question 29

An act expanding the promotion of breastfeeding, amending for the purpose republic act no. 7600

Answer 29

Expanded
Breastfeeding
Promotion Act

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Food Safety Act

Question 31

(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

Answer 31

“Nutrition and Dietetics Law ”

Question 32

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

Answer 32

Kalusugan at
Nutrisyon ng
Mag-Nanay Act”

Question 33

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.

Answer 33

“Food and Drug Administration Act”