Legal Mandates Related to Nutrition and Diet Therapy

LOI 441

— Mandated the Integration of Nutrition Education in the school curriculum

Presidential Decree no.491

— Nutrition act of The Philippines

— The National Nutrition council was created as the country’s policy-making and coordinating body on nutrition

— The month of July was designated as NUTRITION MONTH under selection 7 to create greater awareness among people on the importance of nutrition

Executive order 51(1986)

— National code of marketing of breastmilk substitutes, breastmilk supplements and other related products

— To ensure that safe and adequate nutrition for infants is provided, to protect and promote breastfeeding and to inform the public about proper use of breastmilk substitutes and supplements and related products

Republic Act 7394

— Consumer act of the Philippines

— Designed to prevent business that engage in fraud or specified unfair practices from gaining an advantage over competitors and provide additional protection for the weak and those unable to take care of themselves

Republic act 7600 (1992)

— The rooming in and breastfeeding act

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

— This la is in promotion of the state policy to encourage the practice of breastfeeding in the Philippines

Republic Act 8172

— Act for salt iodization nationwide(asin law)

— Is to protect and promote the health of the people, to maintain an effective food regulatory system and to provide the entire population especially women and children with proper nutrition

— Contribute to the elimintion of the micronutrient malnutrition in the country, particularly iron deficiency disorders

Republic act 8976

— Food fortification act

— The department shall encourage the fortification of all processed foods or food products

Republic act 9711

— Food and Drug Administration Act

Republic act 10028

— Expanded breastfeeding program

— Lactation stations i every private enterprises

— “lactation periods” for every breastfeeding employee

Republic act 10611

— Food safety act

— Shall be the frameworks for implementing the farm to fork food safety regulatory system

Republic act 11148

— Kalusugan at nutrition ng mag-nanay act

Republic act 10862

— Nutrition and dietetic law of 2016

— An act regulating the practice of nutrition and dietetics in the Philippnes