November 12, 2006
THE ILOCOS TIMES - NEWS

‘Pamulinawen vinegar’, too acidic—BFAR

THE LAOAG City Social Welfare Office announced that the Pamulinawen vinegar, one of the local products the city government plans to enter as its native product to the “One Product, One Town” (OTOP) program of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the World Trade Exposition in Hawaii in December, had been found by the Bureau of Foods and Drugs (BFAD) to be high in acidity.

Though the said product had been earlier accredited by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) regional office and was endorsed to the BFAD for final accreditation, the BFAD test on the product found that the Laoag vinegar was high in acidity with 3.7 percent, from the minimum universal acidity of 4 percent.

As a result of this, the Laoag vinegar was returned to the DOST regional office for re-testing in the acidity aspect.

On November 3, social welfare officer-in-charge Perlita Cabello said they prepared another sample with the assistance of the DOST office in Batac, Ilocos Norte so they could hurdle the acidity problems the product encountered in its BFAD test.

The DOST office in Batac would endorse the sample to their regional office for more tests.

The DOST accreditation is needed for the Laoag vinegar to be entered into the Hawaii expo set on December this year.

With time running out, Laoag Mayor Michael V. Fariñas is still hopeful that the vinegar would ultimately be accredited before the city delegations departure for Hawaii next month.

Dominic B. dela Cruz

Other News...
... PGMA sends flowers to FM crypt on All-Saints’ Day
... Prov’l AI taskforce drafts plan of action
... ‘My services are extremely needed,’ says retired gov’t doc
... SP allocates fund for add’l BJMP jail cells
... Supreme Court suspends Ilocos judge
... Ilocos church leader survives ambush try
... LC trike franchises with ending numbers of 4-0 urged to comply
... ‘Pamulinawen vinegar’, too acidic—BFAR
... Playing PC games during office hours, a no-no
... Solsona town to carry on Clean-and -Green program
... Solsona mayor lauds Maui couple
... Ilocos Norte expects P5B to pour after investment summit
... IN convention center, hotel groundbreaking set this month
... Business thrives along Pagudpud’s white beaches
... No payment for trike fare guide
... DAR joins millennium dev’t campaign
... LC DepEd holds training for mentors
... SP urges DENR to strictly study mining applications
... INEC, LC ordered to submit memoranda
... Pagudpud folks release sea turtles back to the beach
... Batac’s son represents RP in int’l fora
... Creation of prov’l education board sought
... Bangui council cancels 6 sessions
... RCF set to file taxpayer suit vs prov’l officials
... 1st Peace Pole in North installed in LC
... Ilocos rights group condemn abduction of Ilocos Sur captain
... Council says IRA monetization fund already appropriated
... DA to farmers: Turn your rice straw, home waste as fertilizer
... Pines City Colleges tourism studes visit Pagudpud resort
... RONDA NORTE - Suspect in Navy man’s slay killed

... TOP NEWS

| Back To Top |
Copyright 2006 Ilocos Times. All rights reserved.