CEBU CITY – The local government has intensified its campaign against the African Swine Fever (ASF) following a memorandum by the Department of Agriculture for the temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild pigs, and their by-products, including pork meat and semen originating from Belgium.
Just recently, some two tons of confiscated meat from countries affected by the ASF were incinerated by Cebu City’s Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries (DVMF) and the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS). Dr. Alice Utlang, Cebu City Veterinarian, said the confiscated meat was imported from Belgium.
She said the DVMF confiscated two boxes containing an estimated 378 kilograms of pork on June 21 while inspecting cold storage vans entering here. When the boxes of meat were confiscated, Utlang said she coordinated with the NMIS to also inspect the cold storage facility in Mandaue City and during the inspection, a total of 1,900 kilos of meat were also seized.
The meat was imported by FN Asia Import Export Corporation with the buyer listed as Mercy Abello. Although the shipment had import permits, it was discovered having a manufacturing date of August 30, 2018.
Utlang said frozen meats with slaughter or process date on or before August 25, 2018 are allowed to enter the country subject to veterinary rules and regulations. But the pork meat that was incinerated was manufactured on August 30, 2018, she said. (Luel Galarpe)
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