Just how sure are customers that the “pricey†commercial feeds from local feeds dealers are exactly of the same quality as the label they want to patronize?
This has become a concern for the Department of Agriculture (DA) Animal Feeds and Drug Control after noticing the uncontrolled proliferation of feeds dealers in the towns and the imminent danger of adulteration.
Appearing at the bi-monthly out-of-town League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) meeting in Inabanga June 10, Venerando Limpot, the province’s deputized control officer appealed to the mayors for help.
Limpot said the department wants to put up control measures to stop and regulate any of these activities to assure customers that they get their money’s worth when they purchase feeds.
Mayors play a critical role, according to Limpot in issuing business permits to these feeds dealers.
What the DA wants is for the mayors to make sure that before they issue business permits to commercials feeds dealers, they also would ask them to present their DA accreditation for feeds distributor as a pre-requisite.
The DA accreditation also allows the government to take samples of the feeds displayed and send them for occasional complete laboratory analysis to ascertain if the products bear the same quality as the ones the product name is bearing.
Limpot explained that feeds also have expiration dates, or dealers may, by mistake distribute a different brand other than the label and shortchange the customers.
Over this, the LMP through President Roberto Salinas of Catigbian town promised the DA agent to allow him to coordinate with the municipal agricultural officers (MAO) to implement the necessary steps towards that end.
Salinas said the MAOs could help explain and facilitate the information dissemination on the program and thus, avoid the possible consequence of costumers not getting the value for their money. (rachiu/PIA)
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