Samar El-Khoury wrote in Markazia:
Mischief-makers wreaked havoc in Lebanon, so no news shocked the citizens who were accustomed to hearing stories of corruption ravaging the country.
With the deterioration of the economic situation, the file of spoiled meat returned to the fore again with the spread of news about some butcheries selling expired meat, or horse meat on the basis that it is fresh local meat, or mixing imported meat and selling it on the basis that it is municipal meat, or mixing chicken meat With leftover beef… And the convoy of ways to manipulate goes on.
While the role of the Ministry of Economy seems limited, its patrols have been active in a number of regions to monitor meat and its quality as well as its prices. Recently, violations have been written against some butchery owners for not adhering to health conditions and public hygiene standards, or for raising prices.
Today, the Department of the Economy in the South, with the support of the State Security Agency, Tire, destroyed 192 kilograms of meat and its derivatives, which had previously been seized and seized in one of the butcheries.
On the other hand, the head of the Imported Meat Syndicate, Gabi Dekmarjian, does not see, in an interview with Al-Markaziya, that there is a reason for concern in terms of meat. 100% intact.”
Regarding the examination mechanism and whether it was affected by the power outage and the strike of public sector employees, he indicated that the meat arrives by shipment to Lebanon, and the veterinary doctors in the Ministry of Agriculture choose samples from it, and they are examined in the central laboratory in the lighthouse. If it is healthy, it enters the country, otherwise it is not entered. And he pointed out that the process of examining frozen meat suffers from some delay due to the physical obstacles suffered by the employees, but this does not pose a threat to the safety of the meat, because the electricity is secure and there is no interruption of the refrigeration.
As for the talk about seizing spoiled meat in a number of butcheries, he indicated that they are “violations that occur locally, and every butcher has his own conscience.”
And whether there was smuggled meat in the local market, he confirmed that Syria was importing meat from Lebanon and did not have cows to smuggle meat to Lebanon, but what can be brought in is sheep and livestock, which are usually live.
It is noteworthy that many studies have proven that spoiled meat is easily recognizable by two factors: the smell and color of the meat. Therefore, it is advisable to check these two factors in order to avoid any cases of poisoning or any other symptoms that may be caused by spoiled meat such as diarrhea and dizziness.
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