Amid recalls abroad triggered by potential asbestos contamination, toxics watchdog EcoWaste Coalition has urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to assess the safety of colored sand play products currently being sold in the country. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), asbestos...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has endorsed 10 additional drug products for inclusion in the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) list of Value-Added Tax (VAT)-exempt medicines. In FDA Advisory No. 2025-0510 issued on June 4, the agency identified the newly endorsed products, which include...
The US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) has lifted import restrictions on three popular Filipino sauces. In a statement, Nutriasia announced that the US FDA has officially approved on May 16, 2025 the company’s petition to remove Mang Tomas All Purpose Sauce, Jufran Banana Sauce, and UFC...
With a promise of reform and principled leadership, former Department of Health (DOH) undersecretary Atty. Paolo S. Teston has assumed office as the new director general of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). “I assume this role with a clear and urgent mandate: to raise the standard of...
ARTA Secretary Ernesto Perez The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) is setting its sights on the purported concern behind the majority of complaints lodged against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the agency facing the highest number of grievances. During a business forum on Wednesday,...
The government's intensified anti-piracy efforts last year yielded a record-high P40.9 billion in confiscated fake products. In a statement on Thursday, Feb. 6, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) said the combined seizures of enforcement agencies belonging to the National...
Government agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), have been urged to strengthen regulation and coordination to ensure that consumer products, particularly those intended for children, remain safe. (Photo from Unsplash) In a statement issued Monday, Jan. 27, the United...
Containers of Zyn, a smokeless nicotine pouch, are displayed for sale among other nicotine and tobacco products at a newsstand on Feb. 23, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials on Thursday backed the public health benefits of...
Photo from Pixabay The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an advisory announcing the inclusion of additional medicines for cancer, diabetes, and mental health in its list of products exempt from value-added tax (VAT). In its advisory released on Monday, Nov. 25, the FDA explained the new...
Senator Pia Cayetano hailed the Supreme Court’s final ruling granting the Food and Drug Administration the jurisdiction to regulate tobacco products. The SC had denied the motion for reconsideration filed by the Philippine Tobacco Institute, Inc. which claimed that the Inter-Agency...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a public health warning against the purchase and use of five unregistered drug products. (FDA Philippines) In an advisory posted on its website on Wednesday, Oct. 9, the FDA advised the public against the purchase and use of the following products:...
Photo from Food and Drug Administration The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday, Aug. 14 warned the public against purchasing and consuming five unregistered food products, including a brand of chicken oil and yema spread. The agency said that through post-marketing surveillance, it...
