IT was reported in another paper that the Department of Agriculture (DA), represented by Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a private entity, Pacific Roadlink Logistics Inc. (PRLI), last July 20 to construct a "Cold Examination Facility in Agriculture" (CEFA) in the latter's 10-hectare property in Angat, Bulacan.
This is a commendable project because Republic Act 10611, or the "Food Safety Act of 2013," specifically mandates construction of such a facility. The CEFA is a critical component in preventing the entry of pests, diseases and viruses harmful to human, animal and plant health as it is meant to strictly screen, using internationally accepted sanitary and phytosanitary standards, imported agricultural products and foods.
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