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A policy that will completely change the way rice is being sold in the Philippines is now in the offing. This means that soon rice can no longer be bought in sacks but in specific per kilo packages.

A policy that will completely change the way rice is being sold in the Philippines is now in the offing. This means that soon rice can no longer be bought in sacks but in specific per kilo packages.

For the sake of food safety and traceability, Agriculture Emmanuel Piñol said he is now pushing for an overhaul in rice packaging system in the Philippines — which will do away with the traditional way of selling different variety of rice by having them exposed in open containers with their price tags on it. This has always been the practice in every wet market in the country.

This move will be formalized by a policy that the Department of Agriculture (DA) is going to draft.

See full article at Manila Bulletin

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