The Cacao Industry Development Association of Mindanao (Cidami) said on Monday that there is an increasing demand of cacao this year in terms of its production and exportation.
The chairperson of the committee on health Councilor Joselle Villafuerte on Tuesday, said the city needs a more comprehensive food safety ordinance after the issues of fake rice, fake rice noodles, and poisonous durian candies hit the city.
City Council on Wednesday invited concerned agencies on the matter of alleged fake rice that is proliferating here.
Organic food advocates here are encouraging local consumers to try out different varieties of organically grown rice in the local market amidst the growing concern about “fake” rice in the market.
The National Nutrition Council 11 (NNC) said that this year’s celebration of Nutrition Month will focus on the problem of obesity in the region.
City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday ordered the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) to investigate the issue of alleged “fake rice” in the city.
An official from the National Food Authority (NFA) on Thursday said that the issue of alleged fake rice has caused “undue panic” to the public.
A Halal business investment company, said on Wednesday that Muslim businesses, particularly food establishments and other Muslim product manufacturers, must be accredited as Halal-certified.
Manufacturers of alternative and traditional medicine here have formed an organization to protect and promote the proper usage of these medicines and to protect them from medical companies who try to “kill them”.
City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte during his program Sunday, warned fake rice importers to stop importing products that may harm the consumers.
