Posted By
Najib
Mar 16, 2012 02:45
I was discussing the whole rotten meat issue with few friends in the food business and I was surprised to hear the prime suspects, known as the Natour brothers, are among Lebanon's biggest meat distributors and have few dealerships on Brazilian meat for example that no one else has. This being said, there were two types of products being distributed: - Expired meat that still "looked okay" had its expiry date changed. - Rotten meat…
Posted By
Najib
Mar 11, 2012 11:37
I thought at first I was hearing the same news again and again but it turns out there are been several raids on several storage houses distributing rotten products to hotels and restaurants in Beirut. The expired/rotten products include meat, cheese, and even some vegetables. I strongly believe the authorities should close down all concerned restaurants and run a thorough investigation before people get poisoned. Whomever is buying those products definitely knows that they are…
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