More than eight tonnes of rotten buffalo meat and beef had been seized and incinerated in the southern province of Binh Duong's Thuan An Commune, according to Vo Van Hong, deputy head of the commune's police station.
HA NOI--More than eight tonnes of rotten buffalo meat and beef had been seized and incinerated in the southern province of Binh Duong's Thuan An Commune, according to Vo Van Hong, deputy head of the commune's police station.
Hong said the investigation showed a total of 17 tonnes of rotten meat had been transported in container trucks on Sunday from Ha Noi to southern provinces. They were all sealed with approval stamps from the city's Animal Health Department.
The rest of the meat had been sold in Khanh Hoa Province before the trucks were seized by police.
The owner has received fines for violations of food safety and hygiene regulations and operating without a licence.
The case is still under investigation.
Ta Trong Khang, deputy head of Binh Duong Province's Animal Health Department said relevant agencies would continue inspections of business establishments to check the quality of mea t. --VNS