Asean Opposes Planned EU Vegoil Limits<\/p>\n
Dow Jones
\nManila<\/p>\n
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations will oppose efforts
\nby the European Union to curb exports of vegetable oils and fats
\nfrom Asia using food hygiene restrictions, Philippine Agriculture
\nSecretary Leonardo Montemayor said Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Asean Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry agreed last week
\nduring a meeting in Indonesia to formally oppose proposed E.U.
\nrestrictions on the transportation of edible oils and fats.<\/p>\n
Asean will ask the European Union Commission to rescind a
\nproposed directive requiring edible oils to be transported in
\ndedicated tanks and vessels to prevent contamination, Montemayor
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
If the directive is approved, he said, exporters of edible
\noils and fats would face difficulty in finding dedicated tanks
\nand vessels and incur higher freight charges, making their
\nproducts more expensive and less competitive.<\/p>\n
\"The Philippines can't take this sitting down. Along with
\nAsean, we will muster enough support from friendly nations just
\nso this directive will not be carried out,\" Montemayor said.<\/p>\n
Under current practices, these foodstuffs are loaded in
\nspecific compartments of vessels whose prior loads are
\ninternationally recognized as acceptable.<\/p>\n
The directive is contained in a draft code of hygienic
\npractice for the transportation of food in bulk and semi-packed
\nfood, which Europe sponsored and submitted to the Codex
\nAlimentarius Commission, or CAC, for approval.<\/p>\n
The CAC is a world body that sets and regulates food and
\nagricultural standards.<\/p>\n
In July, the CAC said dedicated transport wasn't normal
\npractice in the transportation of edible fats and oil.<\/p>",
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