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                    [Summary] => The local tuna canning industry wants the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to hasten its acquisition of a European Union (EU) certification to ensure continued access to its biggest market.


In the last year, BFAR, an attached agency of the Department of Agriculture (DA) has been implementing measures required by the EU prior to the issuance of a certification that would in effect accredit Philippine tuna exports to EU member countries.


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BFAR recently  signed an agreement with Dole Philippines Inc. that will allow  seafood exporters to use the company’s chemical and microbiology laboratories in Polomolok, South Cotabato. 


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If you think it’s still the same variety peddled in the streets by cart-pushing vendors, be ready to be amazed.


The buko juice has gone big time. And it’ll be safe to declare that the Philippine buko juice, specifically the Lipa Fresh Buko Juice, is now world-class.


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Marylou Florendo, Philexport food sector trustee, said that "in an open global
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Marylou Florendo, Philexport food sector trustee, said that "in an open global
agora, world consumers will judge food products by its quality and its
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BFAR acts to protect share of RP fish exporters in lucrative EU market

By Rocel Felix | February 15, 2006 - 12:00am

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is beefing up its fish inspection capability to ensure the country’s fish and fish products exporters do not get completely shut out of the restrictive European...

Business

Tuna canners urge BFAR to secure EU certification

By Rocel Felix | January 9, 2006 - 12:00am

The local tuna canning industry wants the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to hasten its acquisition of a European Union (EU) certification to ensure continued access to its biggest market. In the...

Business

BFAR takes steps to ensure quality of RP fish exports

By Rocel Felix | October 10, 2005 - 12:00am

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is tightening the noose on local fish and seafood exporters to ensure they comply with the more rigid quality and safety standards of the European Union (EU)....

Business

National quality, safety standards for fish, fishery exports pushed

By Rocel Felix | April 19, 2005 - 12:00am

The National Agricultural and Fishery Council (NAFC), an agency attached to the Department of Agriculture (DA), is pushing for the creation of national quality and safety standards for fish and fishery exports as...

Business

Buko juice goes big time

By Boy Abunda | December 16, 2002 - 12:00am

The humble buko juice has surely gone a long, long way. If you think it’s still the same variety peddled in the streets by cart-pushing vendors, be ready to be amazed. The buko juice has gone big time. And...

Entertainment

Local food exporters urged to prepare for globalization

February 14, 2000 - 12:00am

An official of Philexport has stressed the need to keep the country's food export industry within international standards to maintain its competitiveness in a very demanding market. Marylou Florendo, Philexport...

Business