Around 500 kilos of mishandled meat were confiscated from five establishments in Parañaque City on Thursday, August 10, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported.
The operation was led by Dennis Solomon of the DA Inspectorate and Enforcement group.
According to Solomon, most of the confiscated “hot” meat came from China, including Peking duck, black chicken, and other pork products.
The DA has banned the importation of meat from China amid the outbreak of African swine fever there.
Solomon said that the DA also seized meat products after vendors failed to present necessary permits from the National Meat Inspection Service.
Last August 1, expired meat and other frozen goods worth P30 Million were discovered by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Department of Agiculture (DA), and the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) during an inspection in a warehouse in Caloocan City.
