DUBAI // Dubai Customs and the municipality have confiscated and destroyed a tonne of spoilt goat meat.
The shipment, which came from an African country, was found unsuitable for human consumption when tested last week.
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"Customs inspectors at Dubai International Airport Free Zone Inspection Centre, whilst checking a shipment of meat, suspected its suitability because of a pervasive smell," said Omar Al Mehairi, the senior manager of air cargo operations at Dubai Customs.
"The shipment was referred to the Food Control Office … and upon testing a sample of the shipment, which weighed 1,000kg containing 147 carcasses of goat meat, it was reported to be fully spoilt and unsuitable for human consumption."
The shipment was then destroyed.
