The Department of Agriculture said the smuggled onions intercepted by authorities were not fit for consumption after they were found with traces of bacteria.
According to Dano Tingcungco’s report on “24 Oras”, the government initially looked into re-selling the tons of smuggled produce through the Kadiwa stores but an examination showed that these had Escherichia coli or E.coli bacteria that causes pneumonia, respiratory tract infection, and diarrhea, among other diseases.
‘That's why we are...siguro pinapaalala lang natin sa ating mga kababayan na even though nakikita niyo ang sibuyas, puti, smuggled, hindi dumaan sa safety analysis,” he said. Meanwhile, the price of onions in markets are still between P260 and P280 per kilo, the report said. To stabilize the price, farmers' group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura earlier called for the importation of red and white onions into the country.
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