Press Release/ 16 June 2010 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the government regulatory arm tasked to ensure the safety and quality of food products, drugs, cosmetics and other devices in the country, today reiterated its “full and unequivocal support” for the Department of Health’s issuance of Administrative Order No. 2010-0008 which requires the translation of the cautionary statement “No Approved Therapeutic Claims” into Filipino. “DOH Administrative Order 2010-0008 was issued mainly to inform the public that food/dietary supplements are not drugs and should not be used to treat disease. As the State’s main arm in the task of promoting and protecting the health of the people, the DOH must explore all possible means to fulfill its mandate. We are of the staunch belief that the DOH was well within the bounds of reason and authority in the issuance of the questioned Administrative Order”, said the FDA in an official statement. read more