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Jervis Manahan

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<div> </div>MANILA - The Department of Agriculture said it has blacklisted three food importers and is set to revoke the licenses of five more due to illegal trade activities. The DA said its attached agency, Bureau of Plant Industry, has blacklisted LVM Grains Enterprises, which imported milled rice, cashew nuts, and coffee without the necessary sanitary and phytosanitary import clearances (SPIC). Also blacklisted were Kysse Lishh Consumer Goods Trading and Golden Rays Consumer Goods Trading which imported onions and oranges without SPIC permits and import licenses.&quot;<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">The Philippine Competition Commission is leading the prosecution of the three companies accused of engaging in anti-competitive trade activities,&quot; the DA said. Five other firms had their licenses suspended and are set to be revoked due to misdeclarations, illegal importation, and anti-competitive trade practices.“We will withhold the identities of these five importers because the cases we filed against them are still pending. Until their cases are resolved, however, they cannot transact with BPI,” said BPI director Gerald Glenn Panganiban in a statement.<div>US Goat imports lifted</div>The DA has also lifted the temporary ban on the importation of live goats from the US. The ban was implemented last June, following the positive QFever cases recorded in some imported goats in the country.QFever is a disease affecting goats, sheep, and cows that is zoonotic, which means it can be transmitted to humans. There was no recorded case of QFever in humans in the Philippines.&quot;Natapos na ang culling ng Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) doon sa mga alleged na five dozen ng goats na na import mula sa US following the detection ng Q Fever,&quot; said Asec. Arnel de Mesa, spokesperson of the Department.(The culling of five dozen goats imported from the US due to QFever has been finished by the Bureau of Animal Industry.)DA says based on the latest information from the World Organization for Animal Health, there has been no reported or recorded case of Q Fever in the US.&quot;Na-establish na rin ng BAI yung stringent measures para mapigilan ang pag-spread pa ng mga sakit na ito for both animals and humans,&quot; De Mesa said.(The BAI has established stringent measures to stop the spread of the disease for animals and humans.)The BAI recommended the lifting of the ban, and the Secretary issued Memorandum Order 43 to lift it. Last June, the BAI recorded the first cases of QFever in the country from a batch of 94 goats that were imported from the United States and eventually brought to Santa Cruz, Marinduque.

The Department of Agriculture said it has blacklisted three food importers and is set to revoke the licenses of five more due to illegal trade activities.

The Department of Agriculture said it has blacklisted three food importers and is set to revoke the licenses of five more due to illegal trade activities.

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Agri dept blacklists 3 food importers; lifts ban on US goat imports

Jervis Manahan,

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Published Oct 09, 2024 02:52 PM PHT

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