Food and Beverages Committee

While the Philippine Food and Beverage industry is indeed promising, the recent developments in the legislative and regulatory framework prove to have direct and huge impact to the F&B industry performance. In this regard, the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) proposes the following recommendations: (1) enforce the provisions of the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act (EODB-EGSDA) for agencies that require authorization for F&B business; (2) further enhance legislative and regulatory measures on food safety; (3) re-visit the proposed measures on alcoholic beverages and improve its fiscal environment; (4) strengthen further the enforcement of anti-smuggling measures and improvement of the National Single Window (NSW); (5) strengthen protection of geographical indications; and (6) re-establish the regular dialogue between the FDA and the private sector.

The ECCP Food and Beverage Committee regularly joins the FDA’s Kapihan Sessions.