150 kg of spoiled meat seized in Vienna!
The intervention team of the city of Wien (Vienna), under the supervision of the Sofortmaßnahmen group (immediate measures), seized about 150 kilograms of unchilled lamb meat inside a car trunk on Wednesday, after receiving reports from eyewitnesses indicating that a private residence was selling meat illegally.
During the search of the house, authorities also found other meats that were being slaughtered in the front yard of the house under conditions described as "catastrophic". It turned out that the source of the meat was the Sopron area in Hungary, which is a region of
It was revealed that the source of the meat is the Sopron area in Hungary, which is a prohibited area due to foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), and the temperature of the meat exceeded 28 degrees Celsius, far exceeding the permissible health limits.
All the meat has been confiscated and destroyed legally. Several lawsuits have been filed against the responsible man, registered with AMS (Austrian Labor Office), related to conducting business without a license, serious health violations, electricity theft, and fraud against the social assistance system.
Walter Hellerer, head of the intervention team in the city of Vienna, said: "Storing 150 kilograms of meat in the trunk of a car at a temperature close to 30 degrees Celsius is not only illegal but also a highly dangerous act."