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Gov’t urged to ensure supply of arsenic-free rice

By Rhodina Villanueva | July 27, 2014 - 12:00am

The government has been urged  to assure the public that rice being sold in the market is safe from arsenic, a highly toxic cancer-causing chemical.

Headlines

Health watchdog asks DA to test rice for possible arsenic

By Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon | July 27, 2014 - 12:00am

The Eco Waste Coalition, an environmental and health watchdog, has urged the Department of Agriculture to assure consumers that rice being sold in the market is safe from arsenic, a highly toxic cancer-causing ...

Cebu News

House OKs stricter food standards

September 26, 2012 - 10:08am

The House of Representatives has approved on third reading a bill strengthening the food safety regulatory system in the country to protect consumer health and facilitate market access of local foods and food p...

Phl-EU trade deal to boost tuna exports

By Louella Desiderio | September 23, 2012 - 12:00am

A possible free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) which would reduce tariff on goods could lead to higher Philippine exports of tuna to the economic block, but the government would have to consider...

Business

UN limits melamine in formula after China scandal

July 6, 2012 - 3:00am

A U.N. commission has set a recommended limit on the amount of melamine allowed in liquid infant formula after a 2008 scandal in China in which six babies died from drinking formula and milk products containing...

Phl lifts ban on imports of FMD susceptible animals from Japan

By Marianne V. Go | July 3, 2011 - 12:00am

The Philippines has lifted the temporary ban on the importation of animals susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and eased restrictions on the importation of plants, planting materials and plant products...

Business

No need to ban Japan products yet, DOH says

By Sheila Crisostomo | March 26, 2011 - 12:00am

The Department of Health yesterday said there is no need to ban food products from Japan yet because products coming from there do not pose threats of radiation poisoning.

Headlines

UN agency urges careful monitoring of pigs

May 6, 2009 - 12:00am

LAGOS, (Xinhua) -- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has urged national authorities and farmers to carefully monitor pigs and investigate any possible occurrences of influenza-like...

Public assured on safety of freshwater fish

By Marianne V. Go | February 24, 2008 - 12:00am

Business

Mango exporters get reprieve in China

By Rocel Felix | August 30, 2006 - 12:00am

Mango exporters are getting a reprieve with China’s decision to continue allowing even after Sept. 1 the shipment of fresh mangoes from the Philippines that have not undergone vapor heat treatment (VHT). Agriculture...

Business