Scoping Study on Reducing Unnecessary Regulatory Burdens in the Philippine Food Manufacturing Industry
Manalili, Nerlita M. | June 2017
Abstract
The food manufacturing industry (FMI) is a major contributor to the country’s total manufacturing output. However, despite the industry’s performance in terms of job creation and income generation, it is constrained by existing regulatory procedures and processes. A scoping study providing an assessment of the Philippine FMI subsectors and the regulatory system governing it is reported here. Specifically, this study aims to map out the existing regulatory procedures and processes in the sector, determine key bottlenecks in the regulatory process chain, and prepare an estimation of the regulatory burden of the bottlenecks. Literature review and consultations were conducted for various food manufacturing subsectors (FMS) and concerned government agencies. This scoping study revealed that regulatory bottlenecks are related to four major concerns, namely (1) organizational matters, which are related to both administrative and human resource requirements of Food Safety Regulatory Agencies (FSRAs); 2) regulation, which refers to the compliance requirements, regulatory, associated fees; 3) trade and market access; and 4) consumer-related concern especially the low consumer rights awareness and movements. Thus, industry wide plans covering both development tracks and the needed regulatory enhancements covering the above-mentioned areas would be beneficial to all the FMS. An in-depth study of the sectors, particularly that of the other food products, dairy sector, and grain mill and starch products, should also be given due consideration.
Citation
Manalili, Nerlita M.. 2017. Scoping Study on Reducing Unnecessary Regulatory Burdens in the Philippine Food Manufacturing Industry. © Philippine Institute for Development Studies. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/7341.Keywords
Agricultural trade
Agricultural investment
Agricultural economy
Agricultural products
Import volume
Export volume
Tariff negotiations
Regional integration
Trade regulations
Agricultural market
Agricultural economy
Agriculture
Agricultural Trade
Trade
Trade Barriers
Trade Facilitation
Sustainable agriculture
Commercial agriculture
Trade Negotiations
Trade Development
Trade And Development
Regional TradAgreements
Agricultural Trade
Agriculture Trade Liberalization
Food
Agricultural resource
Farm produce
Natural products in agriculture
Plant products industry
New agricultural enterprises
Agricultural industry
Foreign trade and employment
Perishable goods
Consumer goods
Agricultural products
Agricultural industry
Food industry
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