A great deal of substandard meat, from origins unknown, is being sold to Ho Chi Minh City, posing a health threat.

A batch of meat seized

Each week, animal quarantine stations in HCM City catch several people trying to transport old meat into the city.

Last week, an animal quarantine station in Thu Duc District seized nearly one tonne of rotten pigskin and fat. These goods were being transported in a passenger car from the central province of Quang Ngai to HCM City. All the products were destroyed.

From July 3-9, the station found seven other cases of illegally the illegal transport and trade of animal products along the National Highway. Among those cases, they found three passenger cars carrying 890 kilos of pork byproducts, two calves, 91 suckling pigs and 80 kg of pork.

On July 1, an interdisciplinary market team in Binh Chanh District caught a resident carrying six unquarantined shaved cows to the inner city for sale.

From June 9-28, the animal quarantine station in Thu Duc District uncovered four cases where passenger cars were illegally carrying a great deal of substandard pork and pork byproducts to sell in HCM City.

Some other traffickers used motorbikes.

Despite the several busts, bad meat continues to make its way into the city, these black market traders are getting better at evading the law, he noted.

Several food product not fit for sale