Cagayan State inaugurates first food quality and safety lab

The Manila Times

Cagayan State inaugurates first food quality and safety lab  The Cagayan State University inaugurates the first-ever Food Quality and Safety Laboratory through the support of the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development at the CSU-Andrews Campus, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan on March 14, 2025. Present were DOST-PCHRD Executive Director Enrico Paringit; Dr. Junel Guzman, vice president for Research, Development and Extension and project leader and Raquel Santos, senior science research specialist for DOST Region 2, representing Regional Director Virginia Bilgera.  CSU Chaplain and Consultant and The Manila Times columnist Fr. Rannie Aquino blessed the facility, which would house Crude Fat Analysis, Crude Protein Analysis, Crude Fiber Analysis, Moisture Content Determination, and Ash Content Determination.   VIDEO BY RED MENDOZA  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe   Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net     Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook   Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram   Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter   DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion     Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital Sign up to our newsletters: https://tmt.ph/newsletters    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify   Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts   Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic   Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  #themanilatimes #tmtnews  #philippines

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00:00The works that are produced from our research and development activities are slowly, but surely, bearing fruit.

00:10And because they are slowly finding their way to their intended, I don't like to say beneficial, you know,

00:20sometimes it has this doled out nuance.

00:30But I'd rather like to say that, you know, it goes to our partners, it goes to our co-enablers of these innovations.

00:42Of course, thank you also to the NUSA Regional Office. Of course, we have Dr. Virginia Bejera.

00:50We've been represented by Ms. Michelle Santos. We saw her yesterday and she's still here.

00:58So, of course, our representative, our presence in the regions.

01:04Thank you also to NUSA Sancho for the support for the e-thrites.

01:09Of course, since many years ago, we started to establish the e-mobility NICER Center here in CSU, in the other campus.

01:21The intention was to actually enable or to establish a research and development center for anything that would move electrically.

01:33So, there is a tricycle, a converted tricycle.

01:39Yesterday, they were showing me the bus that's going to be converted from your conventional diesel internal combustion engine to an electric bus.

01:53And a few more innovations such as, for example, coming up with swappable battery units.

02:01So, you don't have to actually invest in the battery because that takes up a lot of the cost for any electric vehicle, be it a car or a tricycle or a bus.

02:19You need to find a way to remove the cost to be borne by those that are, that should be borne by those who are providing the energy source.

02:29For example, you just remove it from your car, then you swap it to your nearest, I think it's called a swap station, not a swapping station.

02:41We have a lot of products. We have a lot of food products that have been developed.

02:47Some have already undergone testing.

02:51Somewhere, they brought their samples to the OST car, some in Manila.

02:57And, of course, we are catering to the OST.

03:01But, there are still a lot of things that are needed.

03:05Actually, in our research, every time we go to campuses, in-house, those are the last ones that are not available.

03:16Because they said, ma'am, we don't have enough funds to download for them to conduct their research.

03:23So, I told them, with that, I think we can cater.

03:30Now, your products, I said, I will collect all of their products to be tested.

03:36And, the most important thing is that we have a lot of food products that are oversupplied.

03:45Not only in the market, even products of Kagayan Estate itself and our service communities.

04:15For more information, visit www.fema.gov

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