The City Government of Zamboanga through the Office of the City Veterinarian in collaboration with the National Meat Inspection Service RTOC-IX and local stakeholders joins in the observance of Meat Safety Consciousness Week

The City Government of Zamboanga through the Office of the City Veterinarian in collaboration with the National Meat Inspection Service RTOC-IX and local stakeholders joins in the observance of Meat Safety Consciousness Week, October 17 to 21, 2022 with the theme “Then and Now, Safe Meat for a Healthier Philippines.”

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This is a yearly event. Several activities are lined up, to wit:

• Hanging of tarpaulin at the different meat establishments and

meat channels in the City.

• Revisit on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for Locally

Registered Meat Establishments

• Meat Safety Orientation for Locally Registered Meat

Establishment Operators and Butchers

• Regular conduct of Post-Meat Establishment Inspection at the

different meat markets/ channels together with the NMIS

RTOC-IX

• Regular conduct of veterinary regulatory activities by the Task

Force Karne Enforcement Team at the different meat

market/channels in the City. The Task Force Karne is a

composite team of the local and national agencies, namely:

1. Office of the City Veterinarian
2. Office of the City Administrator
3. Office of the City Health
4. Office of the City Mayor – Business Permit and Licensing

Division

5. Office of the City Environment and Natural Resources
6. Office of the City Engineers
7. Office of the City Treasurer
8. Philippine National Police

9. NMIS/BAI/FDA

(Source: City Government of Zamboanga Facebook page)