WHEREAS, the Philippine Department of Agriculture Mission in India after a thorough investigation and evaluation of the meat inspection system and disease situation in the country found favorable conditions that merit allowing the importation of meat and meat products from India;

WHEREAS, certain conditions are set up to allow such importation which are hereunder to wit:

1.  Fresh frozen meat must be deboned and deglanded and it should have undergone the chilling process before blast/contact freezing; and

2.  Meat products must be cooked/processed for a minimum of 75 degrees celsius for 60 minutes and must have reached an internal temperature of 71 degrees celsius;

WHEREAS, only specified meat and meat products coming from the slaughterhouse/plant of ALLANASONS LIMITED AT AURANGABAD STATE OF MAHARASTRA, INDIA are allowed to be imported.

WHEREAS, all import transactions of this nature shall be accompanied by a valid Veterinary Quarantine Clearance/Permit signed by the Secretary of Agriculture or his duly authorized representatives and have complied with the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) and National Meat Inspection Commission (NMIC) rules and regulations.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, ROBERTO S. SEBASTIAN, Secretary of Agriculture do hereby issue the above stated set of guidelines governing the importation of meat and meat products from India.

All orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Order hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

This order shall take effect immediately.

Adopted: 10 Aug. 1993

(Sgd.) ROBERTO S. SEBASTIAN
Secretary