Authorities have confiscated allegedly imported expired frozen meat with an estimated market value of P1,005,100 in Tondo, Manila, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Friday, Dec. 9, as the national government calls for vigilance against the sale of hot meat during the Christmas season. Photo by...
The Philippine Association of Meat Processors Inc. (PAMPI) said that instead of expanding the market areas for imported pork under the minimum access volume (MAV) plus scheme, the Department of Agriculture (DA) should just allow the sale of frozen meat in wet markets. 41969 "PAMPI had previously...
Some P16 million worth of smuggled meat ended up in the hands of Bureau of Customs (BOC) operatives over the weekend, the agency said in a statement Sunday, May 9. Yielding the contraband during an operation on Friday, May 7 was a storage facility located in Navotas City. Seized were frozen peking...