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E. coli, Listeria and Salmonella were found in commercial frozen raw-meat pet food from Dutch companies. (Photo: Pixabay)

Kolkata: 20 tonnes of rotten meat seized from cold storage, 9 held

As per the main accused's admission, the packaged meat was that of dead animals meant to be supplied to restaurants.

27 April 2018 11:10 AM IST

Report claims 50 per cent of meat shops are illegal in city.

Kolkata: Kingpin of rotten meat racket arrested

So far 11 have been arrested, including the prime accused, who owns a godown in Narkeldanga area where meat of dead...

3 May 2018 1:41 PM IST

While slaugherhouses are normally kept shut on Mahavir Jayanti, the Bombay high court had recently said that the state government has no statutory powers to direct local bodies to close slaughterhouses and meat shops on any particular day. (Representational Image)

Rotten meat: Restaurants cautious, customers sceptical

The incident has made restaurant owners more cautious about the quality of raw supplies delivered to them.

3 May 2018 1:06 AM IST

Food traders and agents in Ghazipur Market hoping that their stacked stock of livestock food may get potential wholesale buyers, on the contrary, a few city-based butchers and meat shop owners were allegedly seen minting money on Friday. (Representational Image)

Stale, rotten meat being sold in Kolkata: Centre forms SIT, 10 held

The police suspect that as many as five influential individuals acted as middlemen for the racket.

1 May 2018 1:21 PM IST

Pradesh Congress activists raise slogans demanding punishment for those allegedly involved in the meat racket, outside Kolkata Municipal Corporation headquarter in Kolkata on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

1 more arrested in rotten meat racket

The police had earlier arrested kingpin Biswanath Garai (52), a resident of Sonarpur in South 24 Parganas, from near...

5 May 2018 2:38 AM IST

With the help of detection kits, police will be able to avoid seizing vehicles transporting meat as the test can be done on the spot. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Rotten meat scare leads to surge in fish sales in city

The scare over rotten meat supply from dump yards has led to an increase in the demand for fish among people here.

4 May 2018 12:24 AM IST