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Health Minister Says ZAMBEEF Imported Products Contaminated, But Further Tests Required
Health Minister Joseph Kasonde has said that results of tests conducted on imported samples of Zambeef beef products have revealed evidence of contamination.
Dr Kasonde has told Parliament in a ministerial statement today that evidence of chemical and microbial contamination has been found in the beef products tested.
He explained that the chemical contamination is that of aromatic aldehydes, but that further tests are required to establish the exact aldehydes in the meat products.
He said that this is the very reason for further analysis on the meat products is to establish actual aldehydes contained.
Dr Kasonde said that the presence of aldehydes alone is not enough to take action at this stage until it is established which specific chemical is present in the meat.
He added that there is also need to establish the point of contamination.
And Dr Kasonde said that his ministry will take legal action in the districts were the seized beef products have disappeared and that whoever is involved will be dealt with.
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on June 28, 2013. Filed under LATEST NEWS.
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Mundia M
June 28, 2013 at 3:35 pm
HH & ZAMBEEF are already making seized consignments disappear. It is a mafia thing, no wonder HH believes GRZ is diturbing business, because as far as he is concerned the contamination of beef with Aromatic Aldehydes and microbial which could be germs should be left unchecked by GRZ so that he can earn his profits. How callous can this man HH be?
greyford moonde
June 28, 2013 at 9:33 pm
Illogical and disconnected thinking, how does HH come in ZAMBEEF saga, when he is just a competitor and shareholder? Muletontonkanya bwino bane.
Aldehyde Phiri
June 28, 2013 at 3:39 pm
Nkani yalula a Zamubifi ndi a HH.
pettie
June 28, 2013 at 4:16 pm
Nkhani yalula Zambeef.They have to be brought to book for this ****** thing.Government should not even waste time
KA GELO
June 28, 2013 at 4:17 pm
HH is the most selfish individual I have ever seen. Is the a person you can entrust a country with? Atase, anyway, if cows and mabisi will be allowed to vote, he will go through and become president of embalmed cows.
toyota prado
June 28, 2013 at 6:31 pm
@ ka Gelo tamumfya.hw cn mabisi and cows vote?lol.
Dim Wit
June 28, 2013 at 8:59 pm
Embalmed Brains full of trash talk!
Read between the lines!
This is a government of Bufi, by Bufi and for Bufi!
greyford moonde
June 28, 2013 at 9:36 pm
Yes I agree with you 100% government of bufi by bufi and induced bufi bye-elections.
big fingerz
June 28, 2013 at 10:01 pm
**** u grayford chikala
kakolwe
June 29, 2013 at 5:07 am
In the meantime, as Govt is searching for the types of aldeydes & the points of contamination, you will do well to shun ALL Zambeef products. @Dim Wit & Greyford, HH comes in coz he only sees govt disturbing business. Not people’s health.
maybin mpundu
June 29, 2013 at 6:12 am
punish these guyz hw long ve we bin eatng dis chemikoz they shud find ot.so dam thy dn’t consume dis prnduct…..dn’t west tym sata i thnk dis the dn’t kubeba u wz tokng abt
Popopo
June 29, 2013 at 5:36 pm
Now its my time to claim for damages caused to my health from ZAMBEEF for embalming me alive. I have all the receipts from 2009 up to date for the meat l have been buying from them ……mayoooo ineee!!!!!!
small
June 29, 2013 at 10:28 pm
Plz ba government jst take action and close this zambeef coz they want to kill all the zambians.
kiduli
June 30, 2013 at 8:20 am
Wow! The ‘Crogan Sausages’ are new on the market. These are sausages spiced up with ‘aromatic aldehydes’ Try and taste them at your own peril!
Max Mbizo
June 30, 2013 at 5:26 pm
Why are you censoring my posts?