(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Customs has destroyed P10 million worth of illegally imported cosmetics, expired medicines and other goods. In a statement, the bureau said the 24.6 “hazardous and unsafe goods” intercepted by Ninoy Aquino International Airport personnel were destroyed in separate instances, on Oct. 17 and 19, at the Integrated Waste Management Inc., in Trece Martires, Cavite. The bureau said the goods were imported without the necessary Food and Drug Administration registration and permits. […]
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Expired medicines discovered in DOH regional office not government-procured
MANILA, Oct. 14 — The Department of Health (DOH) has clarified that the reported expired medicines discovered at the DOH Regional Office in San Fernando, Pampanga last Saturday are not government-procured. “Nalaman po ng DOH na may iilang non-government organizations (NGOs) na nakatanggap ng mga donasyon mula sa ibang bansa para sa mga biktima ng bagyong Yolanda. Ang mga gamot na ito ay may iba’t ibang expiration dates. Minarapat ng DOH na tulungan ang mga NGOs na […]





