Customers snap up Indian meat<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Samarinda<\/p>\n
Amid high prices ahead of the Idul Fitri celebration for beef
\nseveral meat traders in Samarinda, East Kalimantan province were
\nselling low-priced beef allegedly imported from India.<\/p>\n
The beef was offered at Rp 25,000 (US$2.50) per kilogram, much
\nlower than local meat at Rp 52,000 per kg.<\/p>\n
A trader in Samarinda traditional market, Sutinah, claimed on
\nMonday she could sell 100 kg of imported meat daily, gaining a
\nprofit of Rp 5,000 per kg.<\/p>\n
She said the meat was ordered directly from traders in Nunukan
\nwhich then sent it by sea to Samarinda.<\/p>\n
A customer, Rujiah, said she bought the imported meat because
\nit was cheap but made sure she cooked it longer. "Harmful
\nbacteria can be found in both local or imported meat. The
\nimportant thing is how you cook it," she said.<\/p>\n
Head of East Kalimantan's Husbandry Office, Syahtiar, said the
\nillegal meat from India entered the province through the Nunukan
\nand Malaysia border and reached markets in Tarakan and other
\ncities in the province.<\/p>\n
The meat, he added, could not be guaranteed free from disease
\nsince it did not undergo the routine screening. "So people have
\nto be careful. Don't consume illegal meat," he said.<\/p>",
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