Notifications for Philippines (277 notifications)

The Order bans the importation of domestic and wild pigs and their products, including pork meat and semen, and also immediately suspends the processing and evaluation of the applications and issuance of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) import clearerance for the said commodities. All shipments of the aforementioned commodities into the country will be stopped and confiscated by DA Veterinary Quarantine Officers/Inspectors at all major ports.

The Order directs the Bureau of Animal Industry and other concerned DA agencies to: - establish foot baths in all entry points of the country including cruise ships; - mandatorily inspect vessels docking in Philippine ports with meat supplies/fishermen coming from West Philippine Sea with meat products from China; - closely coordinate with the Bureau of Customs at all international air and sea ports for the conduct of rigid inspection of check-in and hand-carried luggages of all incoming passengers from ASF-affected countries; and - confiscate and destroy all pork products within 24 hours coming from China and other countries affected by ASF.

The Order temporarily bans the importation of domestic and wild pigs and their products, pending the results of the assessment of information on the CSF strain, surveillance and control procedures to be provided by Japan. It also suspends the processing, evaluation of the application and issuance of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) import clearance on the aforementioned commodities. All shipments of the said commodities into the Philippines will be stopped and confiscated by DA Veterinary Quarantine Officers/Inspectors at all major ports.

The Order lifts the temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds originating from Northern California, United States of America, and sets the conditions for all import transaction involving game fowls. Based on the information published by the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), since 18 May 2018 and until 29 November 2018, USDA has 185 confirmed cases of virulent Newcastle Disease (vND): 104 in San Bernardino County, 41 in Riverside County, 39 in Los Angeles County and one in Ventura County. The biosecurity and control measures implemented prevented the spread of the disease to Northern California, United States of America. Based on the evaluation of the Bureau of Animal Industry, the risk of contamination from importing domestic and wild birds from Northern California, United States of America is negligible.

The Order temporarirly bans the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products, including poultry meat, day-old chicks, eggs and semen, and suspends the processing and evaluation of the application and issuance of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) import clearance for the aforementioned commodities. Stoppage and confiscation of all shipments of the said commodities into the country will be conducted by all DA Veterinary Quarantine Officers/Inspectors at all major ports.

The Order temporarily suspends the accreditation of ALM Food Products Ltd (APEDA #195) and Mirha Exports Pvt Ltd (APEDA #125), as well as the processing, evaluation of the application and issuance of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) import clearance of the aforementioned commodity. Intensified inspection of documents and shipments of all meat importation from India by DA-BAI Veterinary Quarantine Officers at the ports will be conducted, along with a more rigorous and tight inspection of all arrivals of Indian buffalo meat products from India by DA-NMIS Plant Officers assigned at DA accredited cold storage warehouses.

The Order bans the importation of domestic and wild birds including game fowls from California, United States of America. It also suspends the processing, evaluation of the application and issuance of Sanitary and Phytosanitary import clearance for the said commodities, as well as strictly prohibits the shipment and/or transshipment from all major ports within the banned state. All shipments of the aforementioned commodity into the Philippines will be stopped and confiscated by DA Veterinary Quarantine Officers/Inspectors at all major ports.

The Order temporarily bans the importation of domestic and wild pigs and their products including pork meat and semen. It immediately suspends the processing, evaluation of the application and issuance of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) import clearance for the aforementioned commodities and also mandates the stoppage and confiscation of all shipments of the said commodities into the Philippines by DA Veterinary Quarantine Officers/Inspectors at all major ports. The Order specifies frozen pork meats with slaughter/process date on or before 25 August 2018 are allowed to enter the country subject ot veterinary quarantine rules and regulations.

The Order temporarily bans the importation of domestic and wild pigs and their products, including pork meat and semen. It immediately suspends the processing, evaluation of the application and issuance of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) import clearance of the aforementioned commodities, and also mandates the stoppage and confiscation of all shipments of the said commodities into the country by all DA Veterinary Quarantine Officers/Inspectors at all major ports.

The Order bans the importation of the domestic and wild birds from Sabah, Malaysia and also suspends the processing, evaluation and issuance of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) import clearance for the aforementioned commodities. Shipments of the said commodities into the country, except those heat-treated, will likewise be stopped and confiscated by DA Veterinary Quarantine Officers/Inspectors at all major ports.

The order bans the importation of domestic and wild pigs and their products from China and also suspends the processing, evaluation and issuance of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) import clearance of the aforementioned commmodities. Shipments of the said commodities into the country will likewise be stopped and confiscated by DA Veterinary Quarantine Officers/Inspectors at all major ports.

The order bans the importation of bans the importation of domestic and wild pigs and their products, including pork meat and semen from Latvia, Poland, Romania, the Russian Federation, Ukraine and China, and immediately suspends the processing and evaluation of the application and issuance of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) import clearance for the above-cited commodities. Shipments of the commodities mentioned into the Philippines will be stopped and confiscated by all DA Veterinary Quarantine Officers/Inspectors at all major ports. Meat and meat products brought in by arriving passengers from the aforementioned countries will likewise be confiscated.

The Order provides that beef trimmings to be imported into the Philippines should exclude meat from the head and neck. The definition for beef trimmings has been clarified by Brazil with the Health Certificate agreed on 4 June 2018.

These adopted MRLs for selected imported crops is an adoption of the list of harmonized MRLs of pesticide products from the ASEAN MRLs Database. It is envisioned that compliance with these set limits will minimize regulatory disparities and enhance the trade as well as promote consumer protection against harmful effects of pesticides.

This order provides the rationale for lifting the temporary ban on the importation of poultry and poultry products from Grootegast, Groningen, Netherlands.

The Philippine National Standard (PNS) for Grains – Grading and classification – Paddy and milled rice targets to prescribe the standard specifications on the safety, quality, packaging, labeling, including test and analysis, of grains, specifically paddy and milled rice, to help ensure food safety, efficiency, order, and fair trade in the grains production and marketing system.

The Philippine National Standard (PNS) for corn (maize) grits (Zea mays Linn.) - grading and classification (PNS/BAFPS 15:2004) aims to provide uniform guidance on the classification of corn grits based on their physical characteristics and  current practices existing in the sectors concerned.

This Code of Practice (COP) for the prevention and reduction of mycotoxin contamination in cereals aims to assist farmers/producers to comply with the maximum levels (MLs) of mycotoxins in cereals, particularly aflatoxins, fumonisins and deoxynivalenol (DON).

The Philippine National Standard (PNS) Code of Hygienic Practice for Processing and Handling of Corn Grits (PNS/BAFS 142:2015) aims to provide guidance for the processing, handling and storage of quality corn grits in order to prevent the risk of contamination and infestation of the said product with hazards like aflatoxin, heavy metals and pesticide residues.

This order provides the rationale and the conditions in instituting this emergency measure lifting the temporary ban on the importation of poultry and poultry products from Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.