A new food safety warning is causing concern in Spanish society regarding meat products. Although it is not really known yet if the meat from poland which has recently come to Spain whether or not it is contaminated, the alert does exist.
It turns out that some 367,58 kilos of beef has been exported from the eastern European country without having passed the sanitary clearance. Something that, obviously, has caused its withdrawal from distribution for heal in health to the population.
Polish meat "unfit for consumption"
The information closest to our country on this matter has been issued by the Spanish Agency for Consumption, Food Safety and Nutrition (aecosan). This has confirmed that last Tuesday, January 29, received a news from the Rapid Food and Feed Alert System (RASFF).
It was a file that warned that a number of meat from poland produced the days 10, 11, 12 and 14 January had not passed the health inspection processes. Those that are mandatory and regulatory during the period postmortem of cows.
Thus, the Polish company ELKOPL he had no knowledge of whether or not those controls had been met. Before realizing it, huge kilos left for the Cutting in another plant. From there and after that process, the export of esa meat from poland to various European countries. Their proper or dangerous health is unknown.
Among those destinations was Spain. The communities that were to receive it were Balearic Islands, Basque Country and Madrid. Fortunately, the games have already been withdrawals of distribution to those destinations, as assured by the Minister of Health. Although, yes, the community of the north of the peninsula had already arrived lot, but the authorities have been able to locate and remove him in time.
In his statements last Friday, Maria Luisa Carcedo He also described this measure taken as "preventive". This is because the meat product of bovine has not passed the usual veterinary checks. Something that poses a risk, even if that meat is not contaminated. "Presumably not suitable for human consumption«, Says the notification of the Rasff. Therefore, until a solution is put in place, maximum prudence.
