ASF Task Force: Banned pork products from Luzon proliferate Cebu wet markets

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — Pork products from Luzon still made it to some wet markets in Cebu despite the ban imposed by the Cebu provincial government. Dr. Mary Rose Vincoy, the provincial veterinarian and head of the ASF Task Force, admitted that some traders are now trying to play a “hide-and-seek” game with the Cebu Provincial […]

The Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries has ordered the confiscation of banned meat products coming from African Swine Fever affected countries which they found on display on the shelves of grocery stores in Cebu City. | CDND File Photo

Dr. Mary Rose Vincoy, the provincial veterinarian and head of the ASF Task Force, admitted that some traders are now trying to play a “hide-and-seek” game with the Cebu Provincial African Swine Fever Task Force.“The task force is now also monitoring the wet markets for pork products coming from Luzon. Some of the vendors even hide the products under their stalls during our inspections,” Vincoy said in an interview on Monday, October 7.

Alo said the concerned vendors explained that they were just awaiting for their suppliers to pull out said products and ship this back to its manufacturers in Luzon to avoid from paying the shipping cost.

 

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