P5.19M in undocumented meat seized in Pasay City
Authorities in Pasay City, Philippines, seized 11.5 metric tons of undocumented and potentially hazardous imported meat from two unregistered stores. Two Chinese nationals were arrested for violating the Meat Inspection Code, and the seized products are being held for disposal.
Why it matters
This enforcement action highlights ongoing efforts by agricultural authorities to ensure food safety and prevent the distribution of uninspected, potentially dangerous food products.
AUTHORITIES seized 11.5 metric tons of undocumented imported meat worth P5.19 million from two stores in Pasay City, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported Monday.The Sept. 22 to 23 operation along C.A. Lucban Street followed surveillance by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and verification by the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS).The stores, LCCI Food Condiments Trading and Sitphin Sari-Sari Store, were neither accredited by NMIS nor registered with the local government as meat cold-storage warehouses or depots.Two Chinese nationals, Wu Dun Han and Cai Huarong, were arrested and brought to the Pasay City Prosecutor's Office for inquest proceedings over alleged violations of the Meat Inspection Code, which prohibits the sale, transport or distribution of uninspected meat.The seized products included about 3.2 metric tons of pork, 2.5 MT each of Peking duck and chicken, and 1.6 MT of assorted meat.
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