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Agriculture Secretary William Dar has ordered the intensified and stricter implementation of border inspection and control procedures to ensure an optimum level of food safety on all imported food items and other agri-fishery related products. “It is incumbent for all regulatory agencies and bureaus of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to implement established sanitary and […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) formally partnered with the Food Safety & Hygiene Academy of the Philippines (FoodSHAP) to level up its accreditation process in the area of food safety. The memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the two parties was signed by Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat and FoodSHAP Managing Director Elsie Gatpayat. Under the MOA, […]
Saying more Filipinos should have access to healthy and safe farm products, Senator Cynthia Villar has pushed for a system of organic products certification which small farmers can also afford. During the hearing of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food on bills amending Republic Act 10068 or the Organic Agriculture Act of 2010, Villar […]