๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ฆ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฐ.๐ฒ ๐ง๐ข๐ก๐ฆ ๐ข๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐จ๐๐ง๐ฆ, ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฆ, ๐๐ซ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ก๐ฆ๐๐๐/๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐จ๐๐ง๐ฆ ๐ช๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฃ ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ก
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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