Damascus announced the continuation of intensive inspection rounds on abattoirs in various Syrian governorates, with the aim of verifying full compliance with health requirements and approved standards, and ensuring the implementation of proper slaughter procedures in accordance with Islamic Sharia provisions. This includes following up on the completion of veterinary examinations of carcasses to ensure their safety and suitability for human consumption, as part of efforts to protect public health and ensure the safety of meat offered in markets.
For his part, Khaled Al-Hussein, Head of the Abattoirs Department, clarified in a statement to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on Monday that inspection teams carried out more than 70 field rounds during the past month of October, covering shops and service facilities in various Syrian governorates. The aim was to monitor the level of compliance with approved standards and requirements. He noted that no serious violations were recorded, and the results were limited to noting some observations and directing concerned parties to address them, thereby contributing to improving performance levels and enhancing service quality.
Al-Hussein pointed out that among the most prominent observed violations was the failure to comply with meat transport conditions using vehicles not equipped with the necessary cooling, which could affect their safety and quality. He noted that relevant authorities are studying a plan to address the meat transport problem by renting refrigerated vehicles to ensure transport in accordance with approved health requirements for all abattoirs.
Regarding the mechanisms for monitoring meat transport from abattoirs to markets and meat shops, Al-Hussein confirmed that abattoir owners were required to package meat before transferring it to closed vehicles to prevent exposure to external contaminants or contact with foreign bodies, limiting the risk of contamination during transport. These rounds fall within the measures taken to ensure food safety and protect public health by monitoring health requirements in slaughter processes, veterinary examinations, meat transport, and handling, and verifying their suitability for human consumption.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
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