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Industry source said that some of the major players in the food importing business and the meat processing sector are now seeking legal counsel to aid them in consolidating  their efforts to lobby for the scrapping of Section 54 of  the MICP.


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DA bans import of livestock from Myanmar for now

September 29, 2005 - 12:00am

The Department of Agriculture has issued a temporary ban on the importation of foot and mouth disease susceptible animals and their by products originating from Myanmar. DA Secretary Domingo Panganiban in a memorandum...

Cebu News

DA bans importation of wild birds from Russia

September 9, 2005 - 12:00am

The Department of Agriculture has ordered the temporary banning on the importation of domestic and wild birds including related products from Russia, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia. At the same time, the DA also banned...

Cebu News

Food importers seek legal action to void a provision in MICP

By Rocel Felix | June 4, 2004 - 12:00am

Local food importers and processors are contemplating a legal action to void a provision in the recently-signed Meat Inspection Code of the Philippines (MICP) which could be a violation of international trade rules...

Business

US, EU question RP meat import rules

By Rocel Felix | May 7, 2004 - 12:00am

Top officials of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and at least 11 embassies of the European Union (EU) in Manila are planning to lodge a protest against two government regulations that could...

Business

GMA urged to veto newly-legislated Meat Inspection Code

By Rocel Felix | April 19, 2004 - 12:00am

Local food importers and shipping lines are asking President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to veto the newly-legislated Meat Inspection Code of the Philippines (MICP) which contains a provision that violates international...

Business