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Mga smuggled na agri products, nasabat
Mga smuggled na agri products, nasabat
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00:00 A non-registered warehouse in Kawit, Cavite was visited by the Department of Agriculture and Bureau of Customs.
00:06 Authorities found smuggled agricultural products such as giant lapu-lapu, pecking duck, and suckling pig.
00:14 Claycell Pardilla has this report.
00:16 As a consequence, the Department of Agriculture visited a warehouse in Kawit, Cavite.
00:23 Hundreds of parcels were loaded onto the front of the warehouse.
00:28 But there was a pecking sound and when they opened, 10 cold storage boxes were emptied.
00:35 Hundreds of kilos of smuggled agricultural products were loaded onto the warehouse.
00:39 Such as frozen pork, pecking duck, and chicken from China.
00:45 Where there was an importation ban of these products due to the spread of bird flu and ASF.
00:53 Giant lapu-lapu were also dumped. They were hard as stone, were thrown away, and were just placed in cement.
01:03 On the other side of the container, there were products for shabu-shabu.
01:10 Such as dumplings, siomai, and frozen meatballs.
01:15 According to the Bureau of Customs, it is possible that these products were supplied to smaller businesses.
01:21 Meanwhile, the Department of Agriculture said that the cold storage facility is illegal because it is not registered under NMIS.
01:31 It is against Republic Act 10611 or the Food Safety Act.
01:38 It is dangerous to go out to the market, especially in the initial testing that was done by NMIS.
01:46 It is unfit for human consumption or dangerous to eat.
01:50 The majority of the products were confiscated.
01:53 This cold storage facility is illegal. It is not registered under NMIS.
01:58 It is under the control of our cold storage and warehouses.
02:02 It is in violation of Republic Act 10611 or the Food Safety Act.
02:07 It is dangerous to go out to the market.
02:10 The initial testing was done by NMIS.
02:14 It is unfit for human consumption.
02:20 The price of the products will reach P100 million.
02:24 The owner of the Chinese National, who is said to have been fighting against the Food Safety Act and economic sabotage under anti-agricultural law,
02:36 was given 15 days to face it.
02:38 The illegal products will be destroyed.
02:41 That is the latest from Cavite. Back to you, Asecuel.
02:46 Okay. Thank you very much, Clayzelle Pardilla.