The Department of Agriculture (DA) has issued a set of guidelines to ensure the health and safety of farmers, fishers, and other frontliners of the country’s food sector during the quarantine period.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has issued a set of guidelines to ensure the health and safety of farmers, fishers, and other frontliners of the country’s food sector during the quarantine period.
DA secretary William Dar said the guidelines cover food safety practices in the production, handling, transportation, retail, and household preparation of farm and fishery commodities.
While the COVID-19 is a respiratory illness and the primary transmission route is through person-to-person contact and not via food nor food packaging, it is imperative to observe food safety protocols to protect agri-fishery frontliners, Dar said.
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