Solon to DA: ldentify

products with ASF Quezon City Rep. Pre- for Christmas. "So the DA should be
cious Hipoli[o C:rstelo, "The DA should identi- transparent as public wel-
vice chairperson of the fv the soods not contami- fare and meat businesses
House committee on ;ated ;irh ASF, ' added are of paramount con-
FOR the sake of trans- Metro Manila develop- Castelo. cern," said Castelo. "Do-
parency and consumer menL said namingthecoh- The oolicvmaker clari- ing so would also protect
welfare, a House leader taminated goods would fied rh;r wliile ASF does rhA inrlustrv not alf€ct€d
yesterdhy called on the spare those that are not not pose any tfueat to hu- bv ASF."
Department of Agricul- and provide the public man health, it has alarmed ' Earlier, the DA report-
ture (DA) to identify pro- local government units e.l rhar several canned
ce6sed meat productt The la maker noted many (LGUs), which imposed a good and meat products
that tested positive for Filipinos, particularly iir ban on contaminated t€sted Dositive for ASF vi-
the African Swine Flu Metro Manila buy canned meat products to proteci rus bui declined to Jlame
(ASF) virus. goods aid proces'sed meat their licg indushiei. them. P43c-Q