CUSTOMS Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero alerted all 17 customs ports against the possible entry into the country of pork products that may contain the new strain of swine flu virus.

Assistant Commissioner Philip Vincent Maronilla disclosed on Thursday that strict monitoring would be done on all reefer or refrigerated vans arriving in the country in close coordination with other concerned agencies of the government that include the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI), and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).

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