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Fisheries Administrative Order No. 249, s. 2014 on the prohibition of selling and distributing of raw/fresh and processed Pufferfish (Tetraodontidae).

Country/Territory
Philippines
Document type
Regulation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Fish products Food quality control/food safety Processing/handling Offences/penalties Public health Toxicity/poisoning Internal trade International trade
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Order enters into force 15 days after publication in the Official Gazette.
Abstract

This Circular, consisting of 7 sections and two Annexes, establishes the prohibition of selling and distributing of raw/fresh and processed Pufferfish (Tetraodontidae). Pursuant to Sec. 67 and 107 of RA 8550 and RA 7394, the Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) establishes be unlawful for any person, natural or juridical, to offer for sale or distribute Pufferfish as food in any state or form, whether raw/fresh or processed. Duly recognized laboratories shall be responsible in the analyses of toxicity TTX in raw/fresh or processed fish samples that are suspected to be toxic.

Full text
English
Website
www.bfar.da.gov.ph