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Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent
MASVINGO City Council health inspectors on Tuesday intercepted about four tonnes of bad meat that was being delivered by Montana Carsewell Meats to retail shops in the town.

Montana Meats attempted to deliver the meat to Pick and Pay Supermarket but the management at the retail shop rejected it.

An order to destroy the meat has since been granted by Masvingo provincial magistrate Langton Ndokera and the council health inspectors are scheduled to implement the order with the assistance of the police.

Masvingo City Council health inspectors uncovered the anomaly when they found the company transferring the meat from one of their abattoirs to another.

Sources told The Chronicle that the meat from 20 slaughtered beasts could have gone bad due to incessant power cuts.

After the discovery of the meat, health inspectors made an urgent court application to destroy the meat with fears that it could be sold to unsuspecting customers and it was granted.

Montana Meats did not object to the order.

City health inspector Michael Mawadze who condemned the meat during his routine inspection duties told the court he found the meat being loaded into a Montana Carsewell Meats delivery truck.

“On examination I found that the meat was getting bad and already smelling and unsuitable for human consumption,” said Mawadze.

Under the circumstances the meat would be destroyed by burning in the presence of officials from Montana Carsewell Meats, police and council health inspectors.

As an alternative, it could be fed to wild animals.