The DTI-Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS) will subject the proposed Amendment to the Rules and Regulations Concerning its Product Certification Scheme to public consultation/s this 23 August 2016. The Bureau also welcomes position papers regarding this draft.
Tree nut ingredients may be within the list of the ingredients. Or tree nuts could be listed in a âContainsâ statement beneath the list of ingredients. Examples are Contains Walnut or Contains Almond. This is required by the federal Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act (FALCPA).
The almond (Prunus dulcis, syn. Prunus amygdalus) is a species of tree native to the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent and North Africa. Almond is also the name of the edible and widely cultivated seed of this tree. Within the genus Prunus, it is classified with the peach in the subgenus Amygdalus, distinguished from the other subgenera by corrugations on the shell (endocarp) surrounding the seed.