No steak in Batam

No steak in Batam

BATAM ISLAND: Authorities here have seized 4.5 tons of
illegally imported beef.

A spokesman for the Batam authority, Dadang Kusnandar, said
the authorities have not yet identified the origins and the
importer of the meat but said that the case would be referred to
the district court.

"We are serious about this," he insisted.

He added that on Batam, imported beef cannot reach shops
without first passing the quarantine inspection at the port.

Indonesia maintains bans on meat from India, mainland China,
Europe, Africa and Latin America where various contagious
diseases like swine fever are prevalent, he said. (rmn)