Srinagar, Aug. 8 -- Unlabelled meat dumped near roads, water bodies in panic, cold storages under scanner: Commissioner FDA

Srinagar: In an ongoing crackdown on the supply of 'unsafe' meat and dressed chicken in Kashmir, the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has seized and destroyed over 35 quintals (3,500 kg) of decomposed and unlabelled meat in recent days. The action is part of an intensified enforcement drive by the FDA to ensure food safety and public health.

Officials told the news agency KNO that the seized consignments were either being transported or stored without proper labelling or cold-chain logistics, raising serious concerns over public health and food safety.

"The meat was in a decomposed condition, packed without any...