Hyderabad: 695 stores get notice for sale of unstamped meat

HYDERABAD: Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) on Sunday served notices to 695 meat stores for selling unstamped meat. As per the norms, stores are allowed to sell meat procured only from notified slaughter houses. The same applies to hoteliers as well. “After testing, GHMC approves that the meat is safe for human consumption. For the safety of people, hotels and meat stores should procure only the stamped meat,” said a GHMC official.
GHMC issued notices to 162 meat shops in Kukatpally, 128 in Khairatbad, 79 in Secunderabad and 78 in Charminar zones. “As the meat store owners were affected due to lockdowm we did not penalise them, but inspections will continue. If they flout the norms again, stringent action would be taken and heavy penalties would be imposed,” said GHMC chief veterinary officer, Abdul Wakil. Doctors said that contaminated meat adversely affects human body. “Any contaminated food causes gastroenteritis and contaminated meat can result in brucellosis,” said Dr Hari Kishan Boorugu, consultant physician at Yashoda Hosptials.