6 teams to inspect meat suppliers in city

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsAs part of the continuing crackdown against the sale of stale meat in the city, two-and-half tonnes of beef and mutton were seized from trains that arrived here from Tirunelveli and Madurai on Tuesday morning.In a bid to curb the menace and in the light of similar seizures over the past week, six teams have been formed to inspect meat suppliers, eateries and restaurants here over the next couple of days. The teams would comprise zonal health officers, veterinary assistant surgeons, sanitary inspectors and sanitary officials. A list of meat dealers in the city has been taken, officials said.“We will be conducting simultaneous inspections on dealers, suppliers and certain restaurants where we suspect that such meat is being sold. Licences of such establishments will be terminated, if they are found to be violating the norms,” an official with the Corporation detailed.Notices have been sent out to all star hotels and high-end restaurants in the city to inform them that only certified, stamped meat should be used, an official communication from the corporation said.Meanwhile, corporation officials swooped down on the premises of a meat supplier, who allegedly sold stale beef, ferried in omni buses from Ambur and Vaniyambadi, to eateries at throwaway prices.first published:September 19, 2012, 09:25 ISTlast updated:September 19, 2012, 09:25 IST
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As part of the continuing crackdown against the sale of stale meat in the city, two-and-half tonnes of beef and mutton were seized from trains that arrived here from Tirunelveli and Madurai on Tuesday morning.

In a bid to curb the menace and in the light of similar seizures over the past week, six teams have been formed to inspect meat suppliers, eateries and restaurants here over the next couple of days. The teams would comprise zonal health officers, veterinary assistant surgeons, sanitary inspectors and sanitary officials. A list of meat dealers in the city has been taken, officials said.

“We will be conducting simultaneous inspections on dealers, suppliers and certain restaurants where we suspect that such meat is being sold. Licences of such establishments will be terminated, if they are found to be violating the norms,” an official with the Corporation detailed.Notices have been sent out to all star hotels and high-end restaurants in the city to inform them that only certified, stamped meat should be used, an official communication from the corporation said.

Meanwhile, corporation officials swooped down on the premises of a meat supplier, who allegedly sold stale beef, ferried in omni buses from Ambur and Vaniyambadi, to eateries at throwaway prices.