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Gallons of recycled cooking oil seized, 3 nabbed in Isabela
Authorities in Isabela province have seized PHP3.5 million worth of recycled, unregistered, and adulterated cooking oil and arrested three individuals involved in its production and sale.
The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) apprehended the owner and manager of NB Cooking Oil Trading, along with a cashier and a delivery worker, during an operation on February 26 in Santiago City.
Seized during the operation were 173 gallons of cooking oil, storage tanks, weighing scales, a van, and a tanker truck.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) subsequently padlocked the warehouse for failing to comply with regulations.
The arrested suspects face charges for violations of the FDA Act of 2009, the Consumer Act of the Philippines, and the Food Safety Act of 2013, including selling unregistered products, false labeling, and unsafe goods.
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