𝗕𝗢𝗖 𝗡𝗔𝗜𝗔 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗠𝗡𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝟮𝟰.𝟲 𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗩𝗔𝗣𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗦, 𝗖𝗢𝗦𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗦, 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗨𝗡𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗘/𝗛𝗔𝗭𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗢𝗨𝗦 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗦 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗫𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗩𝗔𝗟𝗨𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗣𝗛𝗣 𝟭𝟬 𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗢𝗡
Bureau of Customs-NAIA has condemned another 24.6 tons of vape products, cosmetics, expired medicines/supplements, and other hazardous and unsafe goods with approximate value of Php 10 million. The said goods were imported without necessary Food and Drug Administration (FDA) registration and permits.
The hazardous and unsafe imported goods have undergone condemnation proceedings and were destroyed thru the Thermal Decomposer (Pyrolysis) Facility of the Integrated Waste Management Inc., in Trece Martires, Cavite, on October 17 and 19, 2020.
The destruction of the said goods was properly coordinated with Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Optical Media Board (OMB) and the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC).
In her statement, Port of NAIA District Collector Carmelita M. Talusan said that the condemnation proceedings are in line with the directive of Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero to address perennial congestion problems of customs facilities on abandoned and illegally shipped items in order to further facilitate business and trade within the Port, not to mention the concomitant role of the Bureau of Customs of border control and protection against the entry and proliferation of unsafe and hazardous goods.
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