The Chennai Corporation on Tuesday seized 3.3 tonnes of
rotten meat at Chennai Central railway station, after they were unloaded
from the Jaipur Express.
The cheap pricing of such
meat is the key reason for its popularity among small meat shops and
hotels, said officials. Following the crackdown a few years ago by the
Corporation, smuggling of rotten meat through rail reduced
significantly. In the past few weeks, merchants have started using the
rail route owing to a dip in monitoring. The civic body, in association
with the food safety department, is planning to screen more than 1,000
licensed meat shops and create awareness on public health.
Crackdown on gutka
The
food safety department on Tuesday also cracked down on illegal sale of
gutka in Sowcarpet, Koyambedu, Arumbakkam and Saidapet, and seized one
tonne of the product.
No comments:
Post a Comment