The National Food Authority (NFA) apprehended 8,826 grains businessmen for various violations and collected at least P10.78 million in penalties, administrative fines and other fees as of end-November this year.

In a statement on Friday, NFA said it had inspected a total of 168,140 business establishments nationwide and noted various violations such as nonrenewal of NFA license, operating without license and noncompliance with the prescribed rice box and display of price tags and signboards.

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