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Seized pork products from China test positive for African swine fever

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Updated as of Nov 04 05:41 PM

The pork products, disguised as tomato paste, were tested by the Bureau of Animal Industry, the DA said in a statement. Read more »

Select Mekeni products tested positive for African swine fever: officials

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Posted at Nov 04 11:39 AM

The contaminated samples were validated by 2 tests, the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health said during a press conference.  Read more »

Farmers say African swine fever issue contributed to drop in unhusked rice prices

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Posted at Oct 31 12:08 AM

Aside from hog raisers and meat processors, the African swine fever problem is now seen to be affecting local rice farmers as well. Read more »

DA urges public to still buy pork products amid ASF scare

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Updated as of Oct 31 01:22 AM

The Department of Agriculture sees sufficient supply of pork for the holiday season amid the African swine fever scare.  Read more »

Processed meat sales take hit from swine fever, producers say

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Updated as of Oct 29 10:46 AM

The local meat processing industry may have to lay off workers as company profits have been reduced by nearly 50 percent due to the Asian Swine Fever scare, an industry leader said Tuesday. Read more »

Agri dept checking source of swine-fever contaminated meat

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Updated as of Oct 28 10:15 AM

The contaminated product is still being determined as the passenger brought both branded and home-made hotdog, tocino or longganisa to the Calapan Port in Occidental Mindoro last Oct. 6, O Department of Agriculture Asec. Noel Reyes told DZMM.  Read more »

Pork-based products ng Mekeni ipinatanggal muna sa merkado

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Posted at Oct 26 07:08 PM

Nagkusa ang Mekeni Food Corporation na tanggalin sa merkado ang kanilang pork-based products. Read more »

Amid swine fever alert, 2 containers of pork products from China seized at Manila port

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 26 05:56 PM

Two containers of pork and other meat products from African swine fever-hit China were seized at the Manila port earlier this week, the Department of Agriculture said Saturday.   Read more »

Mekeni recalls pork-based products amid African swine fever reports

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Posted at Oct 26 04:38 PM

Mekeni said it has submitted samples of its products to the Bureau of Animal Industry under the Department of Agriculture and an independent testing facility. Read more »

Meat processors' group decries info leak on ASF-positive products

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Updated as of Oct 26 12:07 PM

MANILA - A group of meat processing firms on Saturday decried the leak of alleged test results of processed meat showing that samples tested positive for African Swine Fever. Read more »

Ilang meat processing worker sa Pampanga, posibleng mawalan ng trabaho dahil sa ASF

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Posted at Oct 26 12:49 AM

Nangangamba ang grupo ng mga negosyante sa Pampanga na 30 porsiyento ng mga manggagawa sa meat processing ang posibleng mawalan ng trabaho bago magpasko dahil sa epekto ng African swine fever. Read more »

Processed meat products sales fall due to African swine fever scare

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Posted at Oct 26 12:08 AM

Two of the country's biggest food corporations assure the public their products are free from African swine fever. Read more »

Bentahan ng hotdog, tocino sumadsad dahil sa ASF scare; mga tindero umaaray

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Updated as of Oct 25 08:04 PM

Dahil umiiwas sa baboy ang maraming konsumer, lumilipat naman sa manok ang mga mamimili, bagay na mino-monitor ngayon ng DTI dahil sa nababalitang tumataas na presyo nito. Read more »

Purefoods hotdog, ham maker says products swine fever-free, safe to eat

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Updated as of Oct 25 05:56 PM

The maker of Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs and Fiesta Hams for Christmas said its products "are cooked in high temperatures ensuring safety from harmful organisms." Read more »

Mekeni validating swine fever report, promises transparency

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Posted at Oct 25 03:07 PM

Pampanga-based Mekeni will not comment further until it receives the report from the Bureau of Animal Industry, the processed meats manufacturer said in a statement. Read more »

Swine fever costs hog industry P1B in 'opportunity losses' monthly: agri official

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Posted at Oct 25 02:53 PM

The swine flu outbreak in the Philippines, the world's 10th largest consumer of pork, results in P1 billion in "opportunity losses" each month for the local hog industry, an agriculture official said Friday. Read more »

PH agri dept, FDA, work together amid ASF contamination of processed meat

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Posted at Oct 25 11:15 AM

The agriculture department is coordinating with the Food and Drug Administration after it was confirmed that select processed meat products was contaminated with the African swine fever, a virus deadly for hogs. The agency refuses to name the brands as its validation process continues, but officials have hinted it is a medium-scale company. Read more »

Diokno says 2020 inflation risks tilt to 'upside' due to swine fever, oil

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Updated as of Oct 25 11:37 AM

For the rest of 2019, Diokno said inflation would stay within the "lower half" of the BSP's 2 to 4 percent target.  Read more »

Noche Buena price watch: 'Premium' may rise, cheaper brands steady

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Updated as of Oct 25 10:26 AM

The retail price of some "premium" Noche Buena items like ham will rise by "2 to 9 percent" despite an outbreak of African swine fever that pulled down pork prices, the Department of Trade and Industry said Friday. Read more »

Agri dept validating processed pork brands hit by swine fever

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Posted at Oct 25 09:07 AM

MANILA — The Department of Agriculture said Friday it is validating which 3 brands of processed pork tested positive for African swine fever. Read more »