Food Scandal in Sidon: Worker Arrested and Tons of Spoiled Meat Destroyed

Teams of inspectors from the Regional Health Directorate in the South Governorate continued their monitoring campaign on meat-selling establishments and shops. Today, with the support of a force from the regional office of General Security in the South, they managed to confiscate 350 kilograms of livestock meat and various internal organs that a Syrian worker was collecting in a tin shed located along the Sidon coastal road. He was selling these items to shops amidst a complete lack of sanitary conditions, starting from dirty refrigerators, improper storage methods, packaging, and stamping with expiration dates contrary to technical and environmental standards, alongside the surrounding environment characterized by rodents, insects, and foul odors.

This action was taken based on the aforementioned findings and pursuant to the instruction of the Public Prosecutor for Appeals in the South, Judge Zahir Hamada.

The refrigerators were sealed with red wax to prevent their use under penalty of responsibility and legal prosecution. The Syrian worker was arrested by the General Security apparatus for appropriate legal proceedings against him, and the confiscated quantities of meat were destroyed at the waste dump.