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Monday, April 30, 2012
Public Warned Against Imported Chicken, PorkPHILIPPINES - The National Meat Inspection Service has warned the public against possible spoilage in some chicken meat and pork brought in from abroad.
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
More Tainted Pork Seized in Manila; One ArrestedPHILIPPINES - Authorities seized 250 kilos of tainted pork loaded aboard a semi-stainless pickup in Manila’s Paco district before dawn yesterday.
Monday, September 05, 2011
Authorities Seize More Tainted Pork in ManilaMANILA, PHILIPPINES - Some 400 kilos of "botcha" or "double-dead" (tainted) pork aboard a pedicab were seized in Manila's Divisoria district before dawn today.
Friday, September 02, 2011
500 Kilos of Tainted Pork Seized in ManilaMANILA, PHILIPPINES - Authorities acting on a tip seized some 500 kilos of tainted pork ("botcha") in Manila yesterday at midnight.
Friday, June 03, 2011
One Ton of Tainted Pork Seized in BulacanPHILIPPINES - At least a ton of tainted pork was intercepted while it was being brought to the local market in Bulacan province's Marilao town on Thursday night.
Tuesday, January 04, 2011
Pork Producers Consider First MBM PlantPHILIPPINES - The country’s pork producers are weighing up the establishment of a meat and bone meal (MBM) processing plant to reduce dependence on imported feed ingredients.
Monday, October 18, 2010
RP to Re-open Pork Trade Talks with SingaporePHILIPPINES - Manila may start renegotiating with Singapore on pork trade that was stalled as the two sides wait for results of the Ebola Reston antigen test done at the facilities of exporter Matutum...
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Mindanao Close to Ebola-Free Status PHILIPPINES - It is hoped that Mindanao will receive Ebola virus-free status soon, and pork exports to Singapore are expected to resume by the end of this year.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Gov’t Bans Imports of Pork from South KoreaPHILIPPINES - The government has banned imports of pork from South Korea, as well as poultry and live birds from the same country and Taiwan, an Agriculture official said over the weekend.
Monday, November 09, 2009
NMIS Accredits 19 Meat Plants in Cordillera RegionPHILIPPINES - The Philippine National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) is stepping up efforts in safeguarding meat, livestock and poultry industry in the region in its bid to protect the safety of the consuming...
Friday, March 27, 2009
Hog Cholera Behind Death of Zamboanga PigsPHILIPPINES - Its official: the swine industry of the Filipino southern port city is free from the Ebola Reston virus.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Philippines Puts More Hog Farms under SurveillancePHILIPPINES - A Philippine animal industry official said on Friday that thousands of backyard hog farms were under surveillance in an attempt to protect the livestock sector from the Ebola-Reston virus,...
More Spoiled Pig Meat Seized in BalintawakPHILIPPINES - Authorities seized more than 200 kilos of spoiled "double dead" meat at the MC Market in Balintawak, Quezon City Monday.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Bulacan Officials Feast on Ebola Reston-free PigsPHILIPINES - After clearing a hog farm in Bulacan province of Ebola Reston-infected pigs, local officials recently gathered and dug into virus-free roasted pigs.
Zamboanga Pigs Die of Swine Flu VirusPHILIPPINES - The death of a dozen pigs last week in barangay Vitali, 72 kilometers east of this city, was caused by mainly swine flu and not the Ebola Reston virus as earlier feared by people in the ...
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Contaminated Pork Seized in Angeles CityPHILIPPINES - Some 70 kilos of pork meat believed contaminated with hog cholera disease were seized by personnel from the city veterinary office before it was sold to the public, authorities said.
Monday, March 09, 2009
Culling of Ebola-infected Pigs Comes to an EndPHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) on Saturday started disinfecting a hog farm in Pandi town, Bulacan province, after completing the culling of more than 6,000 pigs infected with the Ebola...
Friday, March 06, 2009
'Double Dead' Pork Seized in BalintawakPHILIPPINES - The National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) on Thursday seized a ton of "double dead" pork in a surprise inspection at a public market in Quezon City.
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Workers Culling Pigs Complain of HeadachesPHILIPPINES - Authorities will try to complete the culling of 6,000 pigs infected with Ebola-Reston virus at a Pandi, Bulacan piggery by Friday.
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Bulacan Hog Industry will Recover After CullingPHILIPPINES - Bulacan Governor Joselito Mendoza said today he is optimistic that the dying hog industry in the province will recover as soon as the government is done with the culling of the Ebola Reston-infected...
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
Culling of Pigs Expected to Happen on SchedulePHILIPPINES - The National Epidemiology Center (NEC) of the Department of Health and the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) expect to finish the depopulation of some 6,000 pigs from a farm in Pandi, Bulacan...
Monday, March 02, 2009
Mass Pig Slaughter to Fight Ebola CommencesPHILIPPINES - Health and Agriculture officials arrived at a Filipino farm yesterday to begin slaughtering around 6,000 pigs to prevent the spread of the Ebola-Reston virus.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Culling of Pigs with Ebola Strain to Take a WeekPHILIPPINES - The culling of 6,000 pigs infected with the Ebola Reston virus in Pandi, Bulacan will push through on Saturday (28 February).
Thursday, February 26, 2009
DA 6: Western Visayas Pork is Ebola Reston-freePHILIPPINES - Pork consumers in Western Visayas have nothing to fear with the reported ebola reston virus which was reported to have infected several hog farms in Luzon.
No Sign of Salmonella Outbreak in HogsPHILIPPINES - There is no salmonella outbreak in Region 8, announced Dr. Archie Lluz, Chief of Regional Animal Disease and Diagnostic Laboratory of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in the region.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Hogs to be Culled to Stamp Out Ebola Reston VirusPHILIPPINES - Philippine agriculture authority will start culling roughly 6,000 heads of pigs in a farm in Luzon, northern Philippines in a move to curtail the transmission of Ebola Reston virus and protect...
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Hog Farmers Say Pork Safe for Human ConsumptionPHILIPPINES - Amid the scare triggered by the Ebola Reston virus (ERV) in pigs, a group of hog farmers in the country today assured the public that locally-produced pork and pork products are safe for...
Monday, February 23, 2009
Ebola Reston Found Again in PhilippinesPHILIPPINES - The order has gone out to slaughter 6,000 pigs amid the latest Ebola Reston virus scare.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Pork and Chicken Prices Go UpTHE PHILIPPINES - The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said the Ebola Reston virus scare has finally taken its toll on the prices of chicken and pork sold in public markets, a television report said...
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
More Than 200 Hogs Die in Cholera OutbreakTHE PHILIPPINES - An outbreak of cholera killed at least 240 hogs in the southern Philippine province of North Cotabato, a health official reported yesterday.
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