[Explanation] The Henan Provincial Market Supervision and Administration Bureau will conduct a thorough investigation on the influx of some "clenbuterol" mutton in Qingxian County, Cangzhou City, Hebei Province, which was exposed at the "3.15" evening party, into individual markets in Zhengzhou, Henan Province.
Zhengzhou City organized public security, market supervision, agriculture and rural areas and other departments to quickly conduct random inspections of the agricultural product wholesale market overnight.
[Explanation] On the morning of March 16, the reporter visited many farmer's markets in Zhengzhou, Henan.
At a farmer’s market on Fengchan Road, Jinshui District’s market supervision and management staff inspected the mutton sellers one by one, and some passed them smoothly, and some were ordered to ban sales due to lack of purchase receipts, unknown channels, and no inspection and quarantine certificate.
[Concurrent] Lamb wholesaler in a farmer's market in Zhengzhou
Those who have no formalities dare not (sell), and those who can enter the market are now qualified.
(Does our market usually have spot checks?) Yes, that is (yes) clenbuterol testing. Every meat seller in every company does it for one week (once), sometimes three days (once).
[Explanation] According to the relevant person in charge of the Zhengzhou Market Supervision Bureau, if any mutton from Qingxian County, Hebei Province is found in this inspection, it will be immediately sealed up and can only be sold after the inspection is qualified. The mutton was sold in the bazaar for quick inspection, and when the problematic mutton was found, it was immediately sealed up and seized, and sent to the laboratory for fixed evidence.
[Explanation] "Clenbuterol" is a substance that can inhibit animal fat production and promote lean meat growth, and it will form residues in animal tissues.
Consumers will directly endanger their health after eating "clenbuterol" meat.
As early as 2002, China had banned "Clenbuterol" as a veterinary drug and feed additive.
[Explanation] At present, Zhengzhou City has issued a notice to conduct a comprehensive investigation of edible agricultural product wholesale markets, farmer’s markets and surrounding areas, rural areas, urban-rural fringe areas and surrounding mutton food operators, and will find illegal "Clenbuterol" "Source, severely crack down on illegal sales and illegal use of "Clenbuterol", dig deep into the black chain of interests and "protective umbrella", and all suspected of crimes will be transferred to justice and severely punished.
Li Chaoqing and Liu Peng report from Henan
Editor in charge: [Ji Xiang]