The Food and Drugs Administration in Negros Oriental yesterday disposed of the expired foodstuff found floating off Silliman Beach in Barangay Bantayan, Dumaguete City, several days after the earthquake.

These included powdered milk products like Bear Brand, Nestogen, Carnation nonfat and Alpine, Cerelac, Milo and Nescafe instant coffee, all manufactured by Nestle Philippines, with the Island Merchants Corp. as authorized distributor.

Vicky Sibala, FDA Negros Oriental administrator, said she denied the request of Nestle to bring the expired products to Manila for proper disposal, adding that FDA has full jurisdiction in disposing of expired goods. She confirmed that the food items were expired, based on the date in the packaging, that was September 1995 and the physical appearance, especially of the dairy products..