AN ACT TO REGULATE AND PROVIDE STANDARDS FOR THE MANUFACTURE AND SALE OF MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES IN THE SENATE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE RISING PRICES OF MILK IN THE COUNTRY, PARTICULARLY MILK FORMULA FOR BABIES, AND THE NEED TO ESTABLISH SUSTAINABLE MEDIUM AND LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS THAT WILL PROMOTE AND DEVELOP THE CAPACITY FOR THE PRODUCTION AND MANUFACTURE OF LOCALLY-PRODUCED MILK IN THE COUNTRY IN ORDER TO LOWER THE PRICES OF MILK SOLD IN THE MARKET THEREBY IMPROVING THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF OUR CHILDREN AND INFANTS

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE TO URGE THE DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH AND OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY AND OTHER PERTINENT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND INSTRUMENTALITIES TO INSTALL ADEQUATE MEASURES THAT WILL ALLOW THE TESTING OF ALL FOODS PRODUCTS FOR HUMAN AND ANIMAL CONSUMPTION FOR ANY TRADE OF THE CHEMICAL MELAMINE (C3H6N6)

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STEPS BEING TAKEN BY THE BUREAU OF FOOD AND DRUGS AND OTHER HEALTH AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO MONITOR AND ENSURE THE PRODUCT QUALITY AND SAFETY OF FOOD IMPORTS AND LOCAL PRODUCTS IN THE LIGHT OF THE MASS RECALL OF CONTAMINATED CHINESE MILK PRODUCTS, INCLUDING THE NESTLE DAIRY FARM MILK BRAND IN HONG KONG

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO ALL MILK PRODUCTS AND BY-PRODUCTS CONTAINING MELAMINE IN THE PHILIPPINES, CREATE A COMPOSITE TEAM COMPRISED OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY (DTI), BUREAU OF FOOD AND DRUGS (BFAD), AND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (DA) TO CONDUCT RANDOM INSPECTION AND EXAMINATION OF ALL MILK PRODUCTS AND BY-PRODUCTS CONTAINING MELAMINE, AND IN THE MEANTIME, DIRECT THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH TO IMMEDIATELY BAN THE SALE, DISTRIBUTION AND CONSUMPTION OF ALL SAID PRODUCTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE INQUIRY AND ASSESSMENT, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE PHILIPPINE DAIRY INDUSTRY AND THE AVAILABILITY OF SAFE AND AFFORDABLE LOCALLY-PRODUCED MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS IN THE LIGHT OF THE BAN IN IMPORTATION, DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF CHINA MILK PRODUCTS IN THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD AND OTHER APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES, TO CONDUCT CONSULTATIONS WITH VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS OF THE DAIRY INDUSTRY CITING THE PREVALENCE OF MELAMINE-TAINTED MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS FROM CHINA WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ADOPTING SUITABLE PRACTICES AND MECHANISMS TO PROMOTE THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE DAIRY SECTOR