Zimbabwe: Chicken Imports Threaten Poultry Industry

1 October 2014

Zimbabwean shops have been relying on selling imported goods including meat products, some of which pose a health risk to customers. Some of the hazardous meat products include 'Chicken Cuts' that are packed in unlabelled packaging that only shows the date of expiry date of November 2015. The accepted international standard expiry date of poultry is only one year from the date of processing.

There is no indication of the country of origin, registration details of the processing plant, date of processing and expiry date, as required under the packaging laws and regulations of Zimbabwe.

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