The Republic Act No. 10611 also known as Food Safety Act of 2013 mandates the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) as a Food Safety Regulatory Agency (FSRA) under the Department of Agriculture (DA). The Plant Product Safety Services Division (PPSSD) under the BPI is tasked to undertake responsibilities relevant to food safety of fresh and minimally processed plant foods from primary production to post-harvest stages of the food supply chain.

 

VISION/MISSION

Vision	PPSSD is an internationally recognized regulatory office in providing competent efficient and quality services responsive to the need of plant food stakeholders.
Mission	We ensure safe plant food from primary production to post harvest stages of the food supply chain through effective food control system and laboratory services.

 

FUNCTIONS 

• Enforces food safety control on plant foods;
• Intensifies the monitoring system of contaminants and pesticide residue to assure the supply of safe food for the consumers;
• Provides laboratory services for microbiological examination, physico-chemical analysis, pesticide formulation and pesticide residue analysis; and
• Coordinates with other local and international authorities on activities relevant to the functions of the Division.

 

SECTIONS AND LABORATORIES

Accreditation and Inspection Section (AIS)
 

    Composed of Food Safety Unit, PhilGAP Unit and Risk Assessment Unit and is tasked to:

• Inspect packinghouses and establishments for compliances to food safety standards and regulations involved in the distribution of fresh and minimally processed fruits and vegetables;
• Inspect packinghouses of fresh agricultural produce intended for export and domestic markets for compliance to food safety standards and regulations;
• Conducts food safety risk assessment of plants and plant products for market access and those derived from modern biotechnology; and
• Implements Philippine Good Agricultural Practices (PhilGAP) Program

Contaminants Laboratory Section 

1. Monitor chemical and microbiological contaminants and biotoxins.
2. Provide physico-chemical and microbiological analytical services for fresh and minimally processed agricultural produce.

Pesticide Analytical Laboratory Section

1. Monitor pesticide residue level in locally produced and imported agricultural commodities.
2. Provides analytical services on the analysis of pesticide formulated products.
3. Provide pesticide analytical services to stakeholders.

Satellite Pesticide Analytical Laboratories (SPAL) 

Four (4) satellite pesticide analytical laboratories are tasked to monitor pesticide residue level of local agricultural produce which are strategically located in the following:

• SPAL Baguio (covers Regions I, II and Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR)
• SPAL Cebu (covers Regions VI, VII and VIII)
• SPAL Cagayan de Oro (covers Regions IX, X, XI)
• SPAL Davao (covers Regions XII, XIII and ARMM)

 

SERVICES OFFERED CERTIFICATE OF ACCREDITATION

• Pesticide Residue
• Pesticide Formulation
• Physico-chemical Analysis (e.g. ash, moisture, specigic gravity, total nitrogen, percentage of total crude protein, total acidity, salt (% Sodium Chloride), tannin, formalin)
• Microbiological Analysis (e.g. Standard Plate Count, Yeast and Mold Count, Coliform Count)

CERTIFICATION OF ACCREDITATION

• PNS ISO / IEC 17025:2005