As preventive measure against the expected influx of unsafe meat in the market this holiday season, local government units (LGUs) in Eastern Visayas are urged to reactivate its Task Force Bantay Karne (TFBK) by the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) in the region.
NMIS regional technical director Dario Bonifacio Canillas informed that only cities and provincial capitals in the region have active TFBK. Since it is expected that demand for meat products would rise during the holidays and that the 10 personnel of NMIS would be unable to cover all markets in the region, the active participation of LGUs would boost the drive against errant traders of unsafe meat in the locality.
Canillas disclosed that an LGU task force is composed of the city municipal mayor as head, with members coming from the veterinary office, local police, non-government organizations, social welfare office, municipal health office, and Sangguniang Bayan chairperson on committee on health and laws.
The function of the task force is to set up a checkpoint near markets to deter illegal meat traders to ply tainted meat.
Although TFBK of LGUs is functional year round, it is told to strengthen its monitoring function every December in anticipation of the high demand for meat during the Christmas season.
The responsibilities of the task force also include strengthening the checking of illegal slaughtering and hot meat distribution and sale within the municipality and inspection of pertinent documents of all meat products.
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