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Cold Connection: Ammonia safety poster now available in Spanish |
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The latest weekly news from The International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses (IARW) and The Word Food Logistics Organization (WFLO) is now available for viewing. This weeks article focuses on the GCCA campaign in preventing Ammonia. With this in mind, the GCCA ammonia safety poster is now available in both English and Spanish. To view the whole article click here |
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DA to spend P180-M to build ‘AAA’ slaughterhouses |
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is spending at least P180 million to put up 5 triple “A" slaughterhouses in major hog-raising areas nationwide, Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said on Monday.
“The Office of the President will help us in the construction of triple ‘A’ slaughterhouses and the installation of blast freezing equipment to improve the sector’s competitiveness," Alcala said in his speech at the Meat Safety Consciousness Week opening ceremony held in Quezon City.
The agriculture secretary said the government has the capability to construct the slaughterhouses and install the blast freezing equipment.
In the next couple of weeks, government officials are meeting with the private sector to discuss the mechanics for the construction and operation of the top-grade abattoirs.
Construction of the slaughterhouses may commence in the first quarter of 2012, said the National Meat Inspection Service.
Cold Chain Association of the Philippines president Anthony Dizon said about P50 million was needed for the procurement and installation of the blast freezing equipment.
Private sector participation
On the other hand, the Pork Producers Federation (Propork) and the Philippine Association of Meat Processors, Inc. (Pampi) are urging government to allow the private sector to operate the abattoirs.
Meat from “AAA" abattoirs are generally regarded as being of the highest quality and could be exported.
Propork president Edwin Chen said his group will recommend the construction of the triple “"A slaughterhouses in major hog-raising areas in Regions III and IV in Luzon.
Livestock stakeholders want government to build more “AAA" abattoirs and cold storage facilities to fully comply with the Association of Southeast Asian Nation free-trade scheme, which started in January 2010.
Chen also said hog raisers were now willing to sell pork parts instead of whole carcasses to meat processors, to make the local sector more competitive against imports.
Last year, the Philippines imported some 177,000 metric tons of meat products, according to the Agriculture Department. — MRT/VS, GMA News October 18, 2011 12:45am |
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Congratulations to the 2011-2012 Board of Directors |
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Cold Storage Sector Mr. Anthony Dizon of Koldstor Centre Philippines, Inc. Mr. Romy Beltejar of Royal Cargo Combined Logistics, Inc. Mr. Kenji Josef Castillo of Big Blue Logistics Corporation Mr. Lito Ignacio of Polar Bear Freezing and Storage Corporation Food Processing & Importation Ms. Brenda Santos-Te of Dole Philippines, Inc. Ms. Jennifer Tabios of GenOsi, Inc. Food Service Ms. Marjorie Santos of Jollibee Food Corporation Food Retail Ms. Lyn De Jesus of Robinsons Supermarket, Inc. Refrigerated Transport Mr. Jerry Tugade of Filipinas ThermoKing, Inc. |
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SWITCHING ON ENERGY SOLUTIONS:DEVELOPING YOUR ENERGY PROCUREMENT STRATEGY |
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SWITCHING ON ENERGY SOLUTIONS:
DEVELOPING YOUR ENERGY PROCUREMENT STRATEGY
By Al Rickard
Cold Chain companies have been buffeted during the past year with wild swings in energy prices and seasonal swings are bound to be felt this year as well.
What’s the best strategy to deal with this?
The most important step is to have a strategy, which many organizations don’t.
“Energy costs are probably the second-highest cost item for most public refrigerated warehouses, yet they are likely paying way too much for their energy,” says Michael Webster, President/CTO of Iceted.com, Inc., which runs an energy management program in partnership with IARW. “PRWs should take advantage of the current energy market to begin a real risk management discipline when it comes to buying energy.”
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