Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said he has already asked Agriculture Secretary William Dar for the lifting of the ban, noting that it may “threaten” the country’s food supply.This came after the Philippine Association of Meat Processors Inc. reportedly warned that the government ban on poultry products, including mechanically deboned meat from Brazil will lead to a shortage of raw materials and eventually higher prices of canned food products in the Philippines.
“We support po iyong position na iyon. Kasi iyong basehan daw po ng pag-ban ng importation ng mga chicken and chicken products mula sa Brazil ay wala pong scientific basis na ito po ay may dalang COVID at makakahawa,” Lopez said in a televised press briefing.
DJEsguerraINQ Desperate or stupid?