P30M worth of expired meat, frozen goods seized from Caloocan warehouse

Authorities intercepted expired meat and other frozen products valued at P30 million in a warehouse in Caloocan City.

Personnel from the Bureau of Customs (BOC), the Department of Agriculture (DA), the Philippine Coast Guard, and the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) discovered the spoiled food products during a warehouse inspection on August 1.

The DA and NMIS conducted an initial evaluation of the meat products and said that they were unfit for human consumption.

Meanwhile, the BOC said proper procedures for profiling, case build-up, and prosecution will be followed against those found liable.

“Protecting our consumers remains a priority of the bureau. We can ensure to put a stoppage to these nefarious activities by apprehending individuals and groups through well-planned and coordinated inter-agency operations,'' said BOC Intelligence and Investigation Service Director Verne Enciso.

''Along with this, we must also enhance our information-sharing capabilities with key agencies to detect and deter not only the entry of illegally imported agriculture.'' — Sundy Locus/VBL, GMA Integrated News