ANGELES CITY – Assorted brands of Korean luncheon meat products worth P1,040,040 were seized by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group -Angeles City Field Office and the Food and Drug Administration-Region 3 in a law enforcement operation at a warehouse in Barangay Cutcut here on Oct. 22.
Unregistered with the FDA and noncompliant with the applicable food quality or safety standard, the products were found violative of RA 9711 (Food and Drug Administration Act of 2009).
CIDG said a 17-year-old minor caught while selling and trading the items was subjected to documentation and duly turned-over to the city social welfare and development office for appropriate action. Criminal complaint was filed against the at-large owner of the warehouse.
The CIDG leadership has commended CIDG Region 3 director Col. Grant A. Gollod and the CIDG Angeles City Field Unit headed by Maj. Harold A. Landicho for the successful crackdown on the sale and distribution of unregistered food products. The operation underscores the CIDG’s commitment to protecting consumers by holding violators accountable and preventing potentially unsafe food products from entering the market.
CIDG-Punto News Team
