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FDA warns public of potential safety risk from 'unregistered' food products
FDA warns public of potential safety risk from 'unregistered' food products
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) alerted healthcare professionals and the general public on Monday, Jan. 22, to the potential safety hazards posed by 16 unregistered food products and three food supplements.
The agency highlighted concerns over the safety of unregistered food supplements, namely "Super Disolve-Extreme Food Supplement Herbal Capsule," "Mangosteen Plus Herbal Dietary Food Supplement," and "Lyest the Herbal Vitamin Syrup Vitamin B + Iron," categorizing them as not considered safe.
Meanwhile, the unregistered food products include "Nescafe Latte 3 in 1 Premix Coffee–Hazelnut,” “Q Ngon Instant Coffee Mix (More in 1),” “Super Ayu 5 in 1 Premix Coffee,” “Coco Fall in Love with Jelly–Assorted Fruit Flavor,” “Red Label Sweet Chili Sauce,” “Rochemar’s Delicacies Mango Biscocho,” “Op Beans Pop Beans (Patani),” “No Brand Mocha Milk Mix Coffee,” “Glowen’s Peanut Butter,” “Bacolod’s Bongbong’s Bandi,” “Bacolod’s Bongbong’s Finest Delicacies Lubid Lubid,” “Bacolod’s Bongbong’s Serafina,” “Pinky’s Pangasinan Best Boneless Bagoong,” “Crystal Blessed Purified Drinking Water,” “Phisman Coffee Caramel Candy,” And “Coles French Onion Soup Mix.”
The FDA, mandated to ensure public health and safety, disclosed that through comprehensive online monitoring and post-marketing surveillance, it had identified the mentioned food products and supplements as lacking the necessary registration.
Under Republic Act No. 9711, commonly known as the "FDA Act of 2009," the agency emphasized the prohibition of the manufacture, importation, exportation, sale, offering for sale, distribution, transfer, non-consumer use, promotion, advertising, or sponsorship of health products without proper authorization.
Highlighting the potential risks associated with unregistered products, the FDA stressed that these food products and supplements had not undergone the necessary evaluation process, making it impossible for the agency to guarantee their quality and safety.
Moreover, it issued a stern warning to all concerned establishments, urging them not to distribute, advertise, or sell the identified "violative food supplement" until the requisite Product Notification Certificate is obtained.
