Double-dead meat seized at Balintawak market
More than three tons of double-dead meat were seized from ambulant vendors at the MC Market at Edsa-Balintawak in
Dr. Fernando Lontoc, chief of the regulatory division of the NMIS, said no one among the stall owners were arrested as they scampered after seeing the approaching authorities at around
According to Lontoc, the “strike operation” of the NMIS was done after a series of surveillance revealed that most of the ambulant vendors were selling double dead meat.
Lontoc said most of these stall owners only operate during the night until early morning and do not have meat inspection certificates. He said the vendors were not legitimate and were operating outside the market.
After the seizure of the “hot meat,” they were brought to a “rendering plant” where they would undergo heating before disposal, Lontoc said. — Reinir Padua
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