Unhygienic meat seized from 37 shops in crackdown

Chennai: Inspections conducted by corporation officials on Sunday found that several butchers in the city were selling unhygienic meat. 

A team of corporation officials inspected 37 meat shops in areas like Villivakkam, Ayanavaram, Thirumangalam and Anna Nagar and seized 270kg of unhygienic meat. The confiscated meat was later destroyed at the Velangadu burial ground. 

A senior health department official said action would be taken against butchers selling unhygienic meat. “Meat being sold for consumption should be sourced from one of the three corporation slaughterhouses in Perambur, Saidapet or Villivakkam, where the animal is examined and approved for consumption,” the officer said. 

“After slaughtering, the animals are stamped with a seal. Meat from roadside shops without the corporation seal is unfit for consumption and may cause health problems,” the official said.