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Drive against illegal meat sales

BEIJING authorities have begun a three-month citywide crackdown on the black market in questionable meat products and illegal food additives, with a focus on highly-toxic throat offal, according to the Beijing Agricultural Commission.

This drive has come after a number of food safety cases nationally this year, including lean-meat powders, poisonous blood curds and roasted duck made using diseased poultry.

The campaign, lasting from September 15 to December 30, also aims to prevent animal diseases over the autumn and winter - for example, bird flu and foot-and-mouth disease, according to Ren Zonggang, deputy commission director.

Local media in Beijing have previously reported that throat offal has been used in buns at some local stalls and markets.

The meat is said to be highly toxic because it can include lymph nodes, lipomas and thyroids containing deadly viruses and bacteria. For that reason it is often discarded at slaughter houses. However, illegal vendors sell the offal at knock-down prices.

Meanwhile, Shanghai authorities said it is keeping a close eye on local farms and slaughter houses and strengthening monitoring and testing procedures, although it has received no reports yet of throat offal being used.


 

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