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WHEREAS, all accredited meat processing plants that
needs buffalo meat shall have equal privilege to source their
raw material from India;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ARTHUR C. YAP Secretary, Department
of Agriculture, by the powers vested on me, do hereby amend Section
4 of AO 31, Series of 2002, allowing any DA-NMIC Accredited Meat
Processing Plants to import buffalo meat from India, provided
the following conditions:
- That DA-NMIC Accredited Meat Processing Plants shall strictly
comply the requirements specifically on paragraph 3.2, section
3 of AO #31 Series of 2002, which states that meat, previously
deboned and deglanded shall be processed into a finished product
and has been subjected to thorough cooking by heating so that
an internal temperature of 70 degrees centrigade or greater is
maintained for a minimum of 30 minutes or to any equivalent treatment
which has been demonstrates to inactivate the FMD virus
All orders, rules and regulations inconsistent hereto is hereby
revoked or amended accordingly.
This Order shall take effect immediately fifteen (15) days
after publication from the UP Law Center.
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