BAGUIO CITY – The City Veterinary and Agriculture Office (CVAO) reported that it was able to generate more than P16.1 million in collected veterinary office from the livestock that were brought to the slaughterhouse last year.
City Veterinarian D. Silardo Bested said that the local government was able to process some 83,231 heads of hogs, while there were also some 4,723 heads of cattle and carabaos were also handled.
Further, goats, though smaller in quantity at 1,303 heads, also contributed in the accumulated data.
The CVAO official noted that coral fees also brought into the city coffees some P815,400.
According to him, a notable aspect of the services provided by the local government is the inspection of meat and fishery products from outside sources that had a volume of more than 15,518.53 tons.
He stated that the aforesaid activity brought in some P5,969,638.00 emphasizing the importance of quality control and safety for eternal products.
Bested stipulated that the CVAO’s report outlines the causes of spoilage across various commodities, the corresponding quantities affected, and the penalties levied against responsible parties.
According to him, the total weight of spoiled products reach 399.24 kilograms encompassing both meat and fish categories where in the meat segment, 291.27 kilograms were rendered unfit for consumption due to improper storage or display practices that included newly slaughtered pork, imported pork, local beef, and both fresh and imported chicken.
Moreover, a spoilage within the fish category reached some 49.14 kilograms primarily attributable to improper handling and display, affecting fresh fish, shrimps, and imported fish.
Bested underscored that penalties were imposed on erring individuals to ensure accountability on their part.
He noted that some 25 offenders received first offense notices paired with temporary suspensions while there were 31 individuals were issued final warnings aside from the implementation of stringent disciplinary measures such as the revocation of meat handlers license were applied to five offenders. By Dexter A. See
