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.