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Reno liver spread back in the market, secures FDA registration


The iconic Reno liver spread brand is now back in the market after it secured a product registration certificate from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This was confirmed to GMA News Online by FDA Director General Eric Domingo on Friday.

“Yes, they [Reno liver spread] have a CPR (certificate of product registration),” Domingo said.

The food and drugs regulatory body chief said securing a CPR means that the product can now go back in the shelves of markets.

On September 16, the FDA issued an advisory warning the public against buying  Reno liver spread because the product has never undergone an evaluation of the agency. 

The agency explained that the manufacturer of the popular household brand failed to secure a CPR

The FDA said that there are types of authorizations before any processed food product can be released in the Philippine market.

“The first is the License-to- Operate (LTO) which is an authorization granted to manufacturers, repackers, importers, distributors, wholesalers, traders who passed FDA guidelines such as Good Manufacturing Practices,” it said.

The FDA said the manufacturer of Reno Brand Liver Spread has an existing LTO as food repacker.

In 2017, the company applied for the variation of their LTO to include their product line as manufacturer of processed meat products. Upon inspection of the FDA, the company was granted approval of the LTO as manufacturer.

“After being issued an LTO, the food business operator is required to secure another authorization which is called Certificate of Product Registration (CPR),” it added.

The evaluation process for CPR entails checking of the safety and quality of a respective product with applicable standards and issuances, according to the FDA.

The agency said it has been basic requirements of FDA since 2009 with the passage of Republic Act No. 9711 or the FDA Act of 2009. —KBK, GMA News

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