DILIMAN, Quezon City—To prevent foodborne illnesses at home, a food protection specialist from the Department of Agriculture (DA) encouraged Filipino families to be mindful in handling, preparing, cooking, and storing food and food items. 

In a radio interview, Edyloid Chavez, officer-in-charge of the Quality Assurance Section of the DA-Food Development Center (FDC), offered helpful ways to ensure that the food being served for the family is safe and not contaminated.

DILIMAN, Quezon City—The Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) partners with Winrock International to create more learning opportunities on food safety in line with the implementation of the United States Department of Agriculture’s Building Safe Agricultural Food Enterprises (B-SAFE) Project in the Philippines. 

DILIMAN, Quezon City—The quality and safety of meat in the market are still top priority amid problems in animal health in the country, particularly the African swine fever (ASF), according to the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS).

In a radio interview, Dr. Orlando Ongsotto, OIC-Deputy Executive Director for Field Operations of the NMIS, detailed the different steps their office is taking in making sure that meat safety is being maintained for the consumers.

As part of the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) food safety regulatory system, the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) continues to increase awareness and build capacities for the adoption of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) in the country.

In the Virtual Training-Workshop on GAP for Emerging Agricultural Commodities Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, the Institute furthered the campaign on GAP adoption as means to improve food systems and supply and towards ensuring people’s health and wellbeing.

DILIMAN, Quezon City—As part of the Food Safety Core Group of the Department of Agriculture (DA), the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) took part in the observance of Food Safety Awareness Week to further create public awareness on food safety standards.

This was also pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 160, series of 1999 declaring the last week of October every year as Food Safety Awareness Week.

During the opening program, DA Secretary William Dar stressed the need for developmental food safety measures.