Bangus sold in Dagupan safe, say
TO make sure that all the products reaching the city are all safe for human consumption, the Dagupan City government is strictly requiring fish traders bringing their fish products to sell at the Dagupan Fish Market to produce auxiliary invoices.
Mayor Belen Fernandez also ordered City Agriculture Officer Emma Molina to closely monitor all roads leading to the fish market, on a 24/7 basis to ensure that delivery trucks do not bring in a single fish that died from the fishkill to Dagupan.
The clampdown was ordered after a major fishkill broke out anew in western Pangasinan, particularly in the towns of Anda and Bolinao in the aftermath of the neap tide that occurred last week, May 18 to 19.
The auxiliary invoice is a document introduced by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to ensure that fish products being transported from its source to the market are safe for consumption.
Meanwhile, Molina has certified that all milkfish being sold on wholesale basis at the city’s fish market for distribution to other towns and even to other provinces are safe for human consumption.
Major fish producers from various coastal towns of Pangasinan bring their produce to Dagupan Fish Market to be sold in bulk and resold to traders for distribution to other areas in Luzon.
At the height of the recent fishkill in western Pangasinan, only a slight decrease in prices of milkfish was noted but this has since reverted to its regular price, even as high as P130 retail per kilo to date. (Leonardo Micua)
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