Srinagar, Oct 29: The Jammu and Kashmir government has informed the Legislative Assembly that a total of 11,602 kilograms of suspected rotten and adulterated meat have been seized and destroyed across various districts of the Union Territory since July 31, 2025.

In a written reply to a question by MLA Mubarak Gul, the Minister Incharge Health and Medical Education Department said that under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, there is no provision for lodging First Information Reports in such cases. However, appropriate penal and regulatory action has been initiated against the defaulting Food Business Operators in accordance with the provisions of the Act.

To curb the import and sale of substandard, rotten, or illegal consignments of meat and meat products, the department has unde

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