Fisheries Code amendments to focus on safety of imports
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Tuesday that its proposed amendments to the Fisheries Code will include border controls to ensure the safety of imported fish. “Wala sa Fisheries Code ang pre-border controls (the Fisheries Code is silent on pre-border controls), which are very necessary to ensure food safety of the imported fish that get into our country,” Undersecretary Mercedita A. Sombilla said during the Post-State of the Nation Address (SONA) goverment briefings. “There’s a need to establish offices that would ensure that imported fish are really safe to enter our country,” she said.
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Talavera, S. J. (2023, July 26). Fisheries Code amendments to focus on safety of imports. BusinessWorld, p. S1/4.
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