Mines View stall sellers warned on sale of contaminated products

By Jessa Mardy Samidan

BAGUIO CITY -- Pasalubong stores in Minesview were inspected recently and warned to ensure adherence to health certificate requirements and business permit compliance.
    The inspection team composed of personnel from the Sanitation Division – City Health Services Office and the Permits and Licensing Division – City Mayor’s Office issued 21 sanitation orders for lack of health certificates and additional line of business without permit among the stores involved.
    Three establishments were issued notices of violation for lack of business permit, according to engineer Charles Bryan Carame, chief of Sanitation Division.
    The inspection was carried out based on a complaint lodged though the Baguio City Public Information Office social media page claiming they were duped into buying a cheese bar at a pasalubong stall  found full of moulds.
    Carame said the inspection team told pasalubong store owners in Minesview on proper food handling and storage.
    The inspection team regularly conducts random checking of establishments in the city to ensure compliance to health standards and business permit requirements.
    In another inspection, a restaurant in Upper General Luna was sanctioned for the foul odour in the area which was later found emanating from the accumulated refuse just below the building.
    A sanitary order was issued to the owner with a recommendation to immediately conduct general cleaning by removing and fixing their broken pipe to stop the leakage of wastewater. The owner was also advised to strictly observe proper waste disposal. – JMPS