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Published April 25, 2021, 3:48 PM
A Tarlac-based manufacturing firm has reformulated its Hyssop Vitamin C capsules in a move to strengthen the country’s fight against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has bared.
DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Pena said I-Provide Health Food Manufacturing (IPHFM), producer of food supplements and Vitamin C capsules, was able to reformulate its vitamin products “to address the growing need to improve the immune system to fight COVID-19” through agency’s assistance under Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP).
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He noted that initially, the IPHFM’s vitamin capsule is composed only of calcium ascorbate and red acerola which is common and similar to other available products in the market.
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Published April 23, 2021, 9:30 PM
With the P5-million funding extended by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to its innovative start-up project, the Agoo-based ModulHaus Incorporated has become the first mass manufacturer of surgical face masks in Northern Luzon.
Richard S. Chan, general manager and owner of the firm, expressed gratitude to the DOST for aiding them purchase a unit of an automatic mask making machine, enabling them mass-produce four-ply face masks.
The DOST-Region 1 provided P5-million aid under the agency’s Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP) for the implementation of an innovative start-up project that seeks to strengthen the company’s capacity to produce locally-made surgical masks. Through the SETUP aid, the firm was able to purchase one unit of automatic mask making machine and two units of automatic ear tape applier with a capacity that can produce 739,200 surgical face masks per month.
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The one-day training-workshop was given to officers and members of Basilan Ulama Supreme Council (BUSC) on April 5 at Ulama Village, Sumagdang, Isabela City, Basilan Province.
The BUSC, a non-government religious organization of Ulama (Islamic scholar) and professionals, is seeking to become a halal certifying body (HCB).
The DOST Region XI said the training-workshop zeroed in on halal audit, certification process and the agency’s assistance for halal development with Nuhman M. Aljani, DOST focal person on halal and certified halal lead auditor, as the resource speaker.
“This initiative is in line with DOST-IX Halal S&T (science and technology) program that aims to help boost halal Industry in the region by enabling more competent human resource in halal,” it said.