Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Product Standards (Philippines)
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' Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Product Standards (Filipino
: Kawanihan ng mga Pamantayan sa Produktong Pansaka at Pampangisdaan), abbreviated as BAFPS, is an agency of the Philippine government
under the Department of Agriculture
responsible for setting and implementing standards for fresh primary and secondary processed agricultural and fishery products.
was established in December 1997 as provided for by Republic Act
No. 8435 (1997) or the Agriculture Fisheries and Modernization Act. Its major duties include formulating and enforcing standards of quality in ithe processing, preservation, packaging, labeling, importation, exportation, distribution and adveprimary agricultural and fisheries products. BAFPS also provides assistance n establishing the scientific basis for food safety, trade standards and codes of practice and harmonizes them with internationally accepted standards and practices.
BAFPS serves as the National Enquiry Point for Codex Alimentarius and other food safety and
standards regulatory bodies. It is in charge of monitoring and disseminating information on
international developments in food safety.
Philippines
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: Kawanihan ng mga Pamantayan sa Produktong Pansaka at Pampangisdaan), abbreviated as BAFPS, is an agency of the Philippine government
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under the Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture (Philippines)
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture , abbreviated as DA, is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for boosting the income of farmers as well as reducing the incidence of poverty in the rural sector, as stipulated inthe Government's Medium Term Philippine...
responsible for setting and implementing standards for fresh primary and secondary processed agricultural and fishery products.
History
The Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards (BAFPS) under the Department of AgricultureDepartment of Agriculture (Philippines)
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture , abbreviated as DA, is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for boosting the income of farmers as well as reducing the incidence of poverty in the rural sector, as stipulated inthe Government's Medium Term Philippine...
was established in December 1997 as provided for by Republic Act
Republic Acts of the Philippines
This article contains a partial list of Philippine laws. Philippine laws have had various nomenclature designations at different periods in the history of the Philippines, as shown in the following table:...
No. 8435 (1997) or the Agriculture Fisheries and Modernization Act. Its major duties include formulating and enforcing standards of quality in ithe processing, preservation, packaging, labeling, importation, exportation, distribution and adveprimary agricultural and fisheries products. BAFPS also provides assistance n establishing the scientific basis for food safety, trade standards and codes of practice and harmonizes them with internationally accepted standards and practices.
BAFPS serves as the National Enquiry Point for Codex Alimentarius and other food safety and
standards regulatory bodies. It is in charge of monitoring and disseminating information on
international developments in food safety.