MISYON SA BUHAY JOURNAL

"PERSUASIVE ESSAY"

"FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION"

Based on my opinion that the Food and Drug Administration has being established by the government agencies. It has been stated that. As a regulatory agency under the department of health, the Food and Drug Administration, created under Republic Act No. 3720, series of 1963, as amended by Executive Order 175, series of 1987, otherwise known as "Food, Drugs and Devices, and Cosmetics Act" . and subsequently Republic Act No. 9711 otherwise known as the "Food and Drug Administration Act of 2009" is mandated to ensure the safety, efficacy or quality of health products which include food, drugs, cosmetics, devices, biologicals, vaccines, in-vitro diagnostic reagents, radiation-emitting devices or equipment, and household/urban hazardous substances, including pesticides and toys, or consumer products that may have an effect on health which require regulations as determined by the FDA,

The Food and Drug Administration warns all of the healthcare professionals and the general public that they should not purchase and not to consume the unresgitered food products such as "sweet dart panda square top european chocolate, tamek 100%  orange, and apple juices, and the marrakech 100% fruits bananas and fruits orang juices" since these products are not registered to the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA also verified through online that monitoring or pot-marketing surveillance that the above mentioned food products are not registered and no corresponding Certificates of Product Registration or so called CPR have been issued. Pursuant to the Republic Act No. 9711, the manufacture, importation, exportation, sales, offering for sale, distribution, transfer, non-consumer use, promotion, advertising or sponsorship of health products without the proper authorization is prohibited. FDA has the power to recall the products in the market since they are the one's who handled this kind of situation.

All concerned establishments are wanted not to distribute, advertise, or sell the said violative food products until CPR are issued, otherwise, regulatory actions and sanctions shall be strictly pursued. All Law Enforcement Agencies and Local Government Unit  are requested to ensure that these products are not sold or made available in the market or areas of jurisdictions. The bureau of Costums is urged to restrain the entry of the unregistered imported products. 

In order to promote the right health of the filipino people and to establish and maintain an effective health products regulatory system responsive to our country's healths needs and the problems, the FDA's performes the following functions which has been provided by the existing laws. 

• To establish safety or efficacy standards and quality measures for foods, drugs and devices and cosmetics and other health product;
• To undertake appropriate health manpower development and research, responsive to the country’s health needs and problems;
• To assume primary jurisdiction in the collection of samples of health products;
• To analyze and inspect health products;
• To establish analytical data to serve as basis for the preparation of health products standards, and to recommend standards of identity, purity, safety, efficacy, quality and fill of container;
• To issue certificates of compliance with technical requirements to serve as basis for the issuance of appropriate authorization and spot-check for compliance with regulations regarding operation of manufacturers, importers, exporters, distributors, wholesalers, drug outlets, and other establishments and facilities of health products, as determined by the FDA;
• To conduct appropriate tests on all applicable health products prior to the issuance of appropriate authorizations to ensure safety, efficacy, purity, and quality;
• To require all manufacturers, traders, distributors, importers, exporters, wholesalers, retailers, consumers, and non-consumer users of health products to report to the FDA any incident that reasonably indicates that said product has caused or contributed to the death, serious illness or serious injury to a consumer, a patient, or any person;
• To issue cease and desist orders motu propio or upon verified complaint for health produts, whether or not registered with the FDA Provided, That for registered health products, the cease and desist order is valid for thirty (30) days and may be extended for sixty (60) days only after due process has been observed;
• To order the ban, recall, and/or withdrawal of any health product, after due process, found to have caused the death, serious illness or serious injury to a consumer or patient, or is found to be imminently injurious, unsafe, dangerous, or grossly deceptive, and to require all concerned to implement the risk management plan which is a requirement for the issuance of the appropriate authorization;
• To strengthen the post market surveillance system in monitoring health products as defined in this Act and incidents of adverse events involving such products;
• To develop and issue standards and appropriate authorizations that would cover establishments, facilities and health products;
• To conduct, supervise, monitor and audit research studies on health and safety issues of health products undertaken by entities duly approved by the FDA;
• To prescribe standards, guidelines, and regulations with respect to information, advertisements and other marketing instruments and promotion, sponsorship, and other marketing activities about the health products;
• To maintain bonded warehouses and/or establish the same, whenever necessary or appropriate, as determined by the director-general for confiscated goods in strategic areas of the country especially at major ports of entry; and
• To exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be necessary to carry out its duties and responsibilities.

So in conclusion, since they have a budget of  5.9 billion dollars, advances in science technology are moving forward and they have been creating unprecedented challenges in alot of opportunities in U.S. and also the global health, because the FDA plays a big role in this country in protecting and promoting the nation's health and also they regulates industries that are among in the most succesful and innovative in our country or in this world. 

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