By Saul Pa-a/PNA
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The Industrial Technology Development Institute (ITDI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT) will hold on Monday a one-day seminar on improving food processing and technology under the 2028-2020 PH-Korea Cooperation.
Dubbed “Building Bridges: Korea-Philippines TASK Program for the Food Processing Sector”, the seminar is part of the capping activity of the Technology Advice and Solutions from Korea (TASK) program to be held at the National Metrology Building-ITDI in Bicutan, Taguig City on Monday.
ITDI senior science research specialist Adelia M. Guevarra told the Philippine News Agency on Saturday that the capping activity initially engages some 12 companies on high-level steps such as Company Selection, Technical Difficulties Analysis, Technology Transfer and Advice, and Performance Evaluation.
She said the TASK program is under the auspices of the DOST-ITDI and KIAT for the Philippine Food Processing Sector under the 2018-2020 Korea-Philippines Cooperation.
She added that topics for discussion during the day-long seminar include: The Principles of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) and its Application in the Factory; Korean Market Access for Philippine Food Products; and ITDI Support to the Food Processing Sector.
The joint collaborative program aims to assist Philippine food companies in solving manufacturing difficulties and issues that include improvement of product quality, production efficiency, and compliance to standards.
“Last September, ITDI conducted the first stage of TASK – company selection. Together with DOST-NCR it identified 40 food companies that will form part of the program,” Guevarra said.
She added that from the selection of companies came the series of visits by experts of the Korea Food Research Institute (KFRI) from Jeollabuk-do, Korea and ITDI for stage two of the program: the evaluation and identification of current technical difficulties.
