THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Tuesday that it has accredited for three years 99 meat exporters from Brazil, Germany, Hungary, and Poland.
In a statement, the DA said that accreditations, which expire in February 2027, was granted to the companies following clearances issued by DA inspection missions, which “found all … meat establishments … to be compliant with the animal health code of the World Organization of Animal Health as well as quarantine and meat inspection standards of the Philippines.”
With the accreditation, 36 German companies are now allowed to ship beef, pork, and poultry meat to the Philippines, while 48 from Brazil can now export beef, pork, chicken, duck and turkey to the country.
Some 12 establishments in Poland were accredited, while three companies from Hungary are now allowed to export pork and poultry meat to the Philippines.
“Exporter accreditation is necessary to ensure cattle, swine and poultry meat sourced from abroad are free of pathogens and other diseases that could pose a risk to Filipinos and the multi-billion-peso domestic livestock and poultry industry,” the DA said. — Justine Irish D. Tabile
