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).
Some fruits and seeds that do not meet the botanical definition but are nuts in the culinary sense are: 1  Almonds are the edible seeds of drupe fruits â the leathery flesh is removed at harvest. 2  Brazil nut is the seed from a capsule. 3  Candlenut (used for oil) is a seed.  Cashew is the seed of an accessory fruit.