NewsWhore
07-02-2007, 05:50 PM
In a slightly related story, the Office of Weights and Measures (DIGENOR) revealed that it does not have the necessary equipment to analyze milk products. This problem was revealed by spokespersons from the National Cattlemen's Association and the National Council for the Regulation and Promotion of the Milk Industry (CONALECHE). The cattlemen's spokesperson, Eric Rivero, together with the milk industry spokesperson Juan Recio, told Hoy newspaper that they were assisting DIGENOR so that their technicians could get the training needed to study dairy products now selling in the local marketplace. The two organizations are also supporting the efforts of the Ministry of Public Health to supervise the condition of milk products in the marketplace. Part of the assistance was the in-service training of personnel at the University of Mayaguez in Puerto Rico. Conaleche says that it has obtained much of the equipment needed to identify the contents of dairy products and is acquiring even more. The idea is to guarantee that what the label says is absolutely correct. Part of the incentive of these two associations to assist the government identify the contents of milk products has been the introduction of non-milk cheese into the local market.
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