The government has stepped up efforts to prevent the slaughter of sick animals and the sale of uninspected meat to consumers.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), in collaboration with the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement, Ministry of Health and Child Care and local authorities, has upgraded an operation code-named, “Nyama Yabvepi”, which, loosely translated means “Where Did the meat come from?”.
In a statement on Monday read on his behalf by his Permanent Secretary Dr John Bhasera, Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri said:
Following shocking postings on social media that abattoir operators, butcheries and supermarkets were selling uninspected meat derived from sick and dead animals, a team of veterinary public health officers carried out extensive investigations to verify the authenticity of the allegations.
The team could not find evidence to support the claims that meat derived from sick and dead cattle was entering the human food chain.
Shiri added that consumers should buy meat from reliable supermarkets and butcheries in and around urban centres countrywide to avoid eating uninspected meat.
The Department of Veterinary Services was working closely with the police to deal with unscrupulous retailers selling contaminated meat, and members of the public have been urged to report such retailers.
its amazing that we have people like muchinguri who said God punished AMERICA and minister of defence who say so we have people who are confused in leadership how can they lead the army of zim to teach you guys sanctions were imposed on zimbabwe because the gvt of zimbabwe was abusing and killing innocent massess and that that zanupf and political connected were looting the country s money and resources the some war vets who are confused are the ones who destroyed farming in zim once they get farms and the white mans bed all they do is sleeping and forget about farming usa is not to blame zanupf and war vets are to blame for sanctions to show you are useless you cant use ur own monet but use americas money who is wise here PRESIDENT mnangagwa said it well that this diseases can get to anyone and has scientific explanation i cry to know the peopel who say God is punishing america if GOD want to punish he will start by zimbabweans war vets and defence that killed and burn innocent civillians in 2002 upto 2020 how many people have you killed or burn alive i think you must stop talking about God when you killed the innocent and burn them did you know there is God let me tell you you killed them they died you burn them they were defenceless soon your expiring date will come and you will die too all the farms and money you looted will remain all the people you killed you shall answer before the creator unless you repent you have blood on your hands
zimbabwe was better under smith zimbabwe was better under colonialism than under zanupf where we have the liberators as oppressors and thieves SMITH is a hero better than mugabe mugabe brought shame and poverty to zim smith brought industries and all good things to zim zanupf brought poverty and hunger and death
so they finally decide to pretend like they are concerned aboutour health almost a yr after the desease broke out?. the incompetence in this government is astounding