AGRICULTURAL industry alliance Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (Sinag) has called for an investigation of the alleged smuggling of some six million kilos of expired meat products into the country, saying that the shipments did not undergo required quarantine tests and food safety procedures.

Sinag chairperson Rosendo So said data obtained by their group from the Bureau of Customs (BOC) showed some 121.6 million kilos of imported pork and other meat products entered the country from January to June 2014.

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