Eight Philippine mango exporters granted permit to ship fruit to China

The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) of the People's Republic of China has approved the application of eight Philippine mango companies to export fresh mangoes to China. Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary Berna Romulo-Puyat said that protocol requires mangoes for export from the Philippines to China undergo heat treatment to get rid of fruit flies and other pests. Puyat said the mango industry had been seriously affected by the absence of the China market during 2007, but with DA intervention AQSIQ finally sent two experts to conduct inspection and evaluation of mango heat treatment facilities in the Philippines. The approved exporters are: Phil Harvest Agro Marketing Corp., Mabuhay 2000 Enterprises Inc., Fruitful Harvest Corp., Wenatchee Marketing Corp., Diamond Star Agro Products Inc., DHM Phil Produce Inc., Hilas Marketing Corp. and Marsman Drysdale Foods Corp.

in Manila Times by Ira Karen Apanay
April 30, 2008
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