Low-quality Meat Traders Arrested

Baku / 10/15/18 / Turan: The Food Safety Agency and the Prosecutor General"s Office reported on the arrest of a group that sold meat of dead and sick animals.

During the checks it was found that at 73 Samad Vurgun Street they sold more than two and a half tons of meat of cattle and sheep that did not meet sanitary and hygienic standards. A laboratory test revealed that it was the meat of dead and sick animals, the report said.

The audit also found that poor-quality meat went on sale with the assistance of the veterinarian of Food Control Point No. 5, Khaspolad Mirimov, who colluded with the supplier Alijan Guliyev.

A criminal case has been opened against both of them for allegedly endangering the life and health of people by supplying poor quality meat to the markets.

In addition, a criminal case on similar charges was filed against 4 more people: Ali Hasanov, Shamkhal Nabiyev, Vasif Tagiyev and Jahangir Khalafov. All these men were arrested.

The Food Safety Agency encourages citizens to report on the sale of substandard products to the hotline at number 1003 or at number 377 00 77. -05D-

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