meat samples sold in the Plaza de Las Flores Photo: Fernando Barajas
legs, backs and viscera without refrigeration, lying on canvas wood or simply in plastic baskets is the landscape of the area meat market square "Las Flores" located on the north side of Corabastos, town of Kennedy. This supplier of food is one of the most recognized and highlighted in a matter of meats. However, in terms of quality can not say the same thing. Public Stage
visited the area of \u200b\u200bmeat, on 11 April, and found that much of the meat distributors sell their products without refrigeration, ie outdoors.
"A butcher's INVIMA, are required to maintain constant refrigeration of meat, do not miss the chain cold-not to exceed 4 degrees Celsius, "says Dario Becerra, a chemical engineer Sibema Processed Foods.
However, the reputations of "Las Flores" offer their products outside the freezer and close to local vegetables, legumes, fruits and vegetables, which issued strong odors. Additionally, the meat sold in this distribution has hard texture, porous, black-brown.
This is not a good indication of safety or quality, and indicates Dario Becerra: "When the meat turns black and dark green, it indicates the presence of mold. Moreover, the mere fact that it remains in an environment where there are pests (mosquitoes and sancudos) and strong odors can create changes in the microbial composition, leading to bacteria such as brucellosis and Salmonella. "
Despite the poor conditions are preserved meat products, consumers and housewives and reputations to owners of other sectors of the town of Kennedy prefer to buy in this market place: "I like to buy meat here because there's more variety and more spic is like that elsewhere, "said the housewife Hilma Luz Sanabria.
"To purchase wholesale meat is best buy in 'Las Flores' because there is more variety in the product and is also much cheaper than IRLA to buy in large refrigerators, "says Carlos Pulido, owner of meat distributor 'The Central'.
Finally, Public Stage, during his tour, he visited a reputation in this marketplace and purchased a portion of meat, it seems, is in poor condition (see picture). For now, this sample will be sent and analyzed in the next few days the food lab, AMC, to perform the respective microbiological analysis.
By: Fernando Barajas
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