A series of raids by Hyderabad's H-FAST has exposed rackets involving adulterated meat, stale seafood and illegally transported chicken waste. Officials have urged citizens to be cautious while purchasing meat products, warning that such practices pose serious public health risks.
The Hyderabad police's H-FAST team and Habeebnagar police seized around 50 kg of suspected adulterated meat from a Mallepally meat shop. Samples have been sent for laboratory analysis, while a case has been registered against the shop owner for alleged food adulteration.
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In the wake of complaints made by several people, a team under the Food Inspector checked a shop named Chocolate and Birthday Decoration Items located in the city's Delhi Gate Square area.
The major reason for this backlash is a picture that states that the chocolate includes gelatine, and the gelatin being used is halal certified and derived from beef.
The accused revealed that they skinned the animals at night and were delivering the beef at the doorstep of some persons under the guise of meat of spotted deer and wild boars.