SRINAGAR, Aug. 12 -- Amid the rotten meat seizures and public outcry surrounding the issue, the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah today directed exemplary punitive action against those found storing or selling unsafe food.

The Chief Minister chaired a high-level meeting to review the ongoing food safety enforcement campaign in the wake of recent seizures of unsafe meat and meat products, particularly in the Kashmir Valley, an official statement issued here said.

"The CM directed exemplary punitive action against those found storing or selling unsafe food, emphasising that offenders posing risks to public health must be prosecuted under the relevant provisions of the Food Safety & Standards Act and called for criminal proceedings against the...