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==LGU-Basco orders closure of 2 food establishments== | |||
*Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=58818 | |||
*By: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=60102 | |||
*''October 20, 2011'' | |||
BASCO, Batanes- The local government unit here recently served closure order to two food establishments in this municipality due to sanitation violations and lack of business permit to operate based on the findings of the ConsumerNet-Batanes. | |||
The food establishments are a secondary school canteen and a restaurant operating in Sitio Hunan Barangay San Joaquin which violated sanitation and business permit requirements respectively. | |||
The monitoring activities which started last October 18 has already resulted to confiscations of expired goods such as canned goods, bottled products, noodles and junk foods from retailers in Barangay Kayhuvukan, Kayvaluganan and Sitio/ Barangay San Joaquin. | |||
The team said most of the retailers who were monitored disclosed that their products came from two big general merchandisers in Basco while others were ordered through text messages from wholesalers based in Divisoria in Metro Manila. | |||
The retailers admitted that they were not aware of the expiration dates of their commodities. | |||
Two bakeries were also advised to improve windows and door screens, baking machine be covered with clear cloth when not in use and reserved drums of water properly covered. | |||
The DOH representative also warned bakery owners not to allow their employees and customers to smoke inside and within the vicinity of the baking areas. | |||
The team also confiscated pirated DVDs. | |||
The monitoring team also oriented businessmen and consumers on Republic Act No.7394 or the Consumer Act of the Philippines. | |||
==DSWD launches regional database of nat’l household targeting system== | ==DSWD launches regional database of nat’l household targeting system== | ||
*Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=58818 | *Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=58818 | ||