The National Food Authority yesterday said the renewal of license for grains retailers in Negros Oriental had started early this month and Provincial manager Gil Ibarra of the NFA is advising all grains businessmen to renew their licenses to avoid fines and penalties.

Ibarra said those who have no license yet may do so since our enforcement teams are doing regular inspections. Payments made by grains retailers and operators at their respective city or municipalities are just for permits, the NFA said.

Ibarra said there are misconceptions among the grains businessmen, especially the new ones, that a permit from the city or municipality is already sufficient.

He said there are new grains retailers who insist on this despite the information drive undertaken by Registration and Licensing Section of the NFA.

Ibarra said continuous inspection and monitoring have to be done. He added that grains businessmen include operators of rice and corn mills, warehouses or storages of rice and corn/feeds and palay/corn brans (tahop), palay thresher and corn shellers, mechanical dryers for palay and corn, truck operators or any kind of vehicles hauling rice and corn, restaurants, carinderias, hotels and other business establishments who serve rice and corn.

Renewal of licenses is accepted at the NFA Provincial Office in Pulantubig, Dumaguete City and at NFA Guihulngan Unit Office in Guihulngan City.*RG

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