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Dr Hnin Nandar KyawAssistant Director

Food and Drug Administration Ministry of Health, Myanmar

9th Seminar/Workshop on Nutrition Labeling,

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Outline of Presentation

q Organization set up of FDA

q Laws related to food labelling

v National Food Law

v Directive order of marketing of formulated food

for infant and young child

q Current practice of food labeling

q Future Plan

Organization Set up of FDA

q (6) Main Divisions – Food Control Division- Drug Control Division- Cosmetic and Medical Device Control

Division- Laboratory Division- Administration Division- Planning Division

q States and Regions Divisions, District Divisionsq Border Trade Stations

Director Director General

Deputy Deputy Director Director General

DeputyDeputyDirector Director General

Organization Set up of Food Control Division

DirectorFood Division

Deputy DirectorImport/Export

Deputy DirectorDomestic Manufacturing/Post Market Surveillance

Import Export Domestic Manufacturing

Post Market Surveillance

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v National Food Law

q Future Plan

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v National Food Law

q Future Plan

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v National Food Law

q Future Plan

Laws related to Food Labeling

ÿ National Food Law (1997)

ÿ Directive Order of Marketing of

formulated food for infant and young

child (July, 2014)

National Food Law (1997)

¸ Chapter VIII Sub section (18) –Quality Assurance, Labelling and AdvertisementA person who produces, imports, exports, stores,distributes or sells food shall strictly abide by the order,directive and conditions issued by the relevantGovernment department or organization or Board ofAuthority in respect of quality assurance of food, labelingand advertisement

¸ some provisions on food labeling but

not specific to nutrition labeling

Current Practice of Food labeling –

FDA refers Codex Alimentarius Commission

(CAC) Standards, Guidelines and

Recommendation as working materials.

Modernizing the current food law

v Stakeholder workshop in February, 2015

v Made drafting new food law committee

including experts from respective

ministries

v Initial phase

child (July, 2014)

ministries

v Initial phase

child (July, 2014)

ministries

v Initial phase

child (July, 2014)

ministries

v Initial phase

v Directive order on food labeling covering

nutritional food labeling concurrently

Food labeling directive order will be based on ÿ CODEX ALIMENTARIUS: FOOD LABELLING

COMPLETE TEXTS (4th Edition)

ÿ General standard for the labeling of prepackaged

foods (codex stan-1-1985, Rev. 1-1991)

ÿ Guidelines on Nutrition Labeling

ÿ General Guideline on claims

ÿ Labeling Language – Myanmar(Mandatory)

other language (optional)

Directive Order of marketing of formulated food for infant and young child

q Chapter (1) – Name of Regulation and

Defintitions

q Chapter (2) – Standard and Quality

q Chapter (3) – Labeling

q Chapter (4) – Marketing

q Chapter (5) – Information and Education

q Chapter (6) – Supervision and Monitoring

q Chapter (7) – Penalties and Punishment

Chapter (3) – Labeling

Appearance of packaging

ÿ It must not inhibit the feeding of breast

ÿ It must not encourage the usage of

formulated food

Labeling

ÿ Myanmar language

Defintitions

formulated food

Labeling

ÿ Myanmar language

Defintitions

formulated food

Labeling

ÿ Myanmar language

Defintitions

formulated food

Labeling

ÿ Myanmar language

Chapter (3) – Labeling (Cont.)

It does not include the words or the imageor the cartoon which have the followingmeanings on the packaging or in thepackaging material

ÿ “formulated to be same with breast milk” ,

or any other prescription of the same

meaning

Chapter (3) – Labeling (Cont.) Chapter (3) – Labeling (Cont.)

ÿ “the best food for the children” or “the bestmilk for the brain development of thechildren” or any other prescription of thesame meaning

ÿ the image of pregnant mother, the infant, the

breast feeding child, the lactating mother or

the family

ÿ the supplement food or the usage of it

The following shall be described in label

v Kind of Food

v The Age Interval

v The Ingredients

v The Nutrition Facts

- Declaration of nutrient content

should be numerical

- Information on energy in term of KJ or Kcal

- Per serving value or per 100 ml or per

v Directions for preparation, storage

v Pack size, Manufacture date, Batch No., Expired

Date and Storage Condition

v Brand Name, Manufacturerer’s name and

address, Country of Origin and Distributor’s

name and address

v Complications from not well preparation and

storage

meaning

the family

v Kind of Food

v The Age Interval

v The Ingredients

should be numerical

name and address

storage

meaning

the family

v Kind of Food

v The Age Interval

v The Ingredients

should be numerical

name and address

storage

meaning

the family

v Kind of Food

v The Age Interval

v The Ingredients

should be numerical

name and address

storage

Future PlanWe will modernize the food law in line withinternational practiceDirective order for food labeling coveringnutritional food labeling will be enactedStrengthen food safety measures toharmonize regionally and comply withglobal practice

Expectationsv Opportunity to learn the experience

from the other countries

v Opportunity to participate in

harmonizing nutrition labeling and

claims in the region

Thank You For Your Kind Attention