Poultry Slaughterhouses Closed and Warned in Sidon and the South

Inspectors from the Ministry of Public Health's regional directorate in the south intensified their oversight rounds across Sidon and the south, aiming to pursue owners of meat and poultry shops violating the health standards approved by the ministry, and taking measures to protect citizens' health and food security.

In this context, and following instructions from the Prosecutor General of Appeals in the South, Judge Zaher Hamada, health inspectors accompanied by a team from the State Security Directorate for the Southern Region toured the central refrigerated meat warehouses in the city of Sidon, which distribute wholesale and retail to small shops. They inspected these facilities to verify compliance with approved health standards, while some received warnings to improve safe storage operations and enhance hygiene factors to preserve shelf life.

They also raided chicken slaughterhouses and issued notices to their owners requiring them to obtain health certificates and follow other guidelines mandated by the ministry for their operations.

Following Judge Hamada's instructions, they closed a shop selling livestock offal—comprising spleens, tripe, and heads—which was destroyed after it was proven to violate health conditions and thermal standards required for its cooling. The shop was placed under monitoring by the relevant administration until its violations were resolved.