Meat stalls prone to disease

Meat stalls prone to disease

JAKARTA: Meat stalls in the traditional markets in Central
Jakarta are not hygienic, making them prone to diseases, a survey
revealed.

According to the survey, which was conducted by the City
Husbandry and Fishery Agency and the research institution of the
Bogor Institution of Agriculture (IPB) recently, many stalls of
beef, water-buffalo, and chicken meat do not comply with the
health requirements, Central Jakarta Deputy Major, Sabungan
Pandjaitan, said at a ceremony to promote healthy meat stalls
last week.

He also said that the meat on sale in the traditional markets
were not of good quality due to poor control from the government.

"We suspect that illegal meat is sold at the traditional
markets," he was quoted by the City's official website,
BeritaJakarta.com. "People should be careful when buying meat.
They should check it carefully before they buy it," he said.

He called on PD Pasar Jaya and Dharma Jaya, which manages the
traditional markets in the city, to continue supervising the
supply of meats to the markets.

He said that 10 percent of the total meat on sale in Central
Jakarta's traditional markets was supplied illegally from illegal
slaughter houses from outside Greater Jakarta.--JP