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NMIS REMINDS THE PUBLIC ON BUYING ONLY SAFE MEAT
With the soaring prices of pork and chicken meat in the country, Dr. Jocelyn A. Salvador - OIC, Executive Director of the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) in an emergency meeting held yesterday at the Director’s office, has instructed the Meat Standards and Development Consumer Protection Division (MSDCPD) to craft a statement regarding the NMIS’ responsibility for ensuring safe meat for human consumption regardless of the price of meat.
ARB evaluates 4 FMEs for Accreditation
To ensure that the production and distribution of meat by Foreign Meat Establishments (FME) are in line with international standards, the Accreditation Review Body (ARB) convened on January 18, 2024 at Training Room A, 3rd floor, MITDC Building, NMIS, Quezon City to deliberate the recommendation on the conducted Department of Agriculture Inspection Missions (DAIM) in Poland, Hungary, Germany and Brazil on the last quarter of 2023. Four (4) DAIM Reports covering Poland for New System Accreditation for beef and pork, Hungary for New Individual Accreditation for three FMEs for pork and poultry meat(chicken, duck and geese), Germany for Revalidation of the System Accreditation for beef, pork, chicken and turkey, and Brazil for New System Accreditation for beef, pork chicken, turkey and duck meat were presented to the board. .
Oath Taking of Promoted NMIS Officers
NMIS OIC-Executive Director, Dr. Jocelyn A. Salvador administered the oath taking ceremony of the six newly promoted employees held on July 28, 2022 at the Office of the Executive Director (OED). Also, present to witness the event were Engr. Erwin A. Ruiz (OIC, Chief Administrative Officer), and Ms. Luzviminda P. Joseph (HRMU Head). It was conducted simultaneously via online Platform (Zoom).
The newly promoted employees were: two (2) Chief Meat Control Officers (CMCO), Dr. Mignon A. Umali and Dr. Roie Lee N. Cataluna and four (4) Supervising Meat Control Officers (SMCO), Dr. Minerva C. Calleja, Dr. Elnora S. Ramones, Dr. April B. Chavez and Dr. Armie Mariel M. Sebello.
Dr. Salvador congratulated and gave the inspirational message to the promoted employees for a job well done and “to continue your dedication and hard work and to take more responsibility with integrity and honesty.” She also reminded them that this will be a challenging role amidst the continued pandemic to uplift and uphold what the agency’s mandate. (JBR)
Write up and Photos by: JBR
NMIS orients 2021 MEIP recipients
Local government units from San Miguel, Iloilo, El Salvador, Misamis Oriental and Cauayan City, Isabela participated in the recent National Meat Inspection Service- Social Preparation Orientation Workshop (SPOW) for Meat Establishment Improvement Program (MEIP) recipients held this December 3-4, 2020 via Zoom.
The MEIP provides technical and financial assistance to LGUs in upgrading their slaughter facilities to “AA” accreditation standards. The MEIP is a 50:50 cost sharing scheme; the LGUs source 50% of the project cost from their General Appropriations Act while the NMIS contributes the other 50% from its Meat Inspection Development Trust Fund.
