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CHINIOT, Jan 10 (APP):The Punjab Food Authority has intensified its crackdown against those involved in the illegal trade of meat obtained from diseased and dead animals, foiling a major attempt in Chiniot district to supply hazardous meat to consumers.
According to official sources, a Food Safety Team led by Deputy Director Operations Dr. Muhammad Qasim Raza on Saturday conducted a targeted operation in Mouza Salara on Lahore Road after receiving credible intelligence. Following sustained surveillance, the team intercepted a passenger rickshaw suspected of transporting illegal meat.
During the search, officials recovered approximately four maunds of meat from a diseased buffalo that had been unlawfully slaughtered and was being moved to a concealed location for sale in the local market. The operation prevented the meat from reaching consumers.
A veterinary assessment by Specialist Dr. Abdul Basit declared the seized meat extremely dangerous for human consumption. Consequently, more than four maunds of foul-smelling, substandard and harmful meat was destroyed on the spot. A case has been registered against the accused under the Punjab Food Authority Act 2011 (amended 2016) and the Slaughter Control Act, while further legal proceedings are underway.
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