Budgam, Nov. 15 -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Jammu and Kashmir, has seized and destroyed approximately 1,600 kg of buffalo meat at Budgam Railway Station after detecting violations of food safety requirements relating to declaration, transportation and maintenance of prescribed cold-chain conditions.

The enforcement action was carried out jointly by the FDA, Railway Police, railway authorities and the District Administration Budgam following specific information received from railway authorities about the transportation of the meat consignment.

According to the FDA, an inspection by the Food Safety team found that adequate refrigeration or dry ice arrangements had not been made to maintain the prescribed transportation tem...