Specific Responsibilities of the DILG and the LGUs.
Section 19
SEC. 19. Specific Responsibilities of the DILG and the LGUs. – The DILG and the LGUs shall bear the following responsibilities: (a) The LGUs shall be responsible for the enforcement of the “Code on Sanitation of the Philippines” (Presidential Decree No. 856, December 23, 1975), food safety standards and food safety regulations where food is produced, processed, prepared and/or sold in their territorial jurisdiction. This shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following: (1) Sanitation particularly in public markets, slaughterhouses, micro and small food processing establishments and public eating places; (2) Codes of Practice for production, post harvest handling, processing and hygiene; (3) Safe use of food additives, processing aids and sanitation chemicals; and (4) Proper labelling of prepackaged foods. (b) The DILG shall support the DOH and the DA in the collection and documentation of food-borne illness data, monitoring and research. (c) The DILG and the LGUs shall participate in training programs, standards development and other food safety activities to be undertaken by the DA, the DOH and other concerned national agencies.