Public Stage was a walk through the meat distributors Plaza Las Flores, located in the supply sector of Bogotá and what a surprise that was.
At 10 am on April the news team arrived on site with the aim to verify how it was handling, processing and distribution of meat, the result was not optimal as weaknesses in the area of \u200b\u200bhealth were evident .
The transition from consumers, the voices of product supply and fierce competition among shopkeepers, perfectly adorned the heads of beef, offal and blood water lying on the ground, cement, because even were plated some of the establishments.
Everywhere you looked there were chunks of meat displayed in trays of dry oxide residues, carts filled with the entrails of cattle, steaks hanging unrefrigerated meat exposed to bacteria from the floor and near sewage channels smelly, shopkeepers receiving money from their sales with hands-free gloves that are then available to play the next pound of meat offer, faces devoid of masks and uniforms, no longer white but brown.
"The order, which will lead, I have the head of pig or carnecita, you say" offered a shopkeeper trying to take the client to your competition. A few steps, the sharp knife that Apun another butcher boned the skin of the third head of cattle exposed in the corridors in the eyes of the public and posted on a makeshift metal rail. In a split separations instead, plastic baskets containing more and more refrigerated meat and some bone pedaso ending devoured by the ravenous appetite of a dog that very likely, as well as consumers, used to visit the place.
More than conducive are these conditions in which meat is stored for them to develop large-scale cultivation of bacteria although none have sickened consumers, since none of those who buy there are complaints, does not mean that are not exempt from infection at any time because obviously unsafe place. General Dr. Santo University Thomas, Karen said Estupiñán clearly against such a situation that is supplied meat and bacteria in the animal was sacrificed and additionally when handling, storage and / or treatment of it is poor, the chances of an outbreak of infections and development of bacteria are greater, "when this type of food ingested can cause severe discomfort to the digestive system and depending on the type of bacteria are major complications to the point of requiring hospitalization and treatment" reiterated Estupiñán.
"You are shooting us" shouted exalted a butcher in the square when he surprised one of the members of our newspaper group taking place records. He quickly made it out of the situation with the equipment safely, but nevertheless, a member was approached by butchers who referred her to the administration of the place, "you can not take pictures, or write here," said the manager, whose name would not disclose. With the strong argument that there can not be recorded because they have been victims of robberies of establishments, this woman wanted to find evidence that could be eliminated. Clinched the fact, those arguments miss the public scorn, the question of whether do you really have been robbed or otherwise want to hide what is not working well see, because as the saying goes, that nothing should ...
Now with the knowledge of the remarkable unhealthiness in the Plaza de las Flores, other questions grow where are the bodies responsible for monitoring and surveillance in such cases as are The Ministry of Health and INVIMA? What about retailers who dare to sell meat that is not being properly handled? Why consumers buy there without any problem if it is clear that sanitation is poor?
To resolve these questions and establish agreements and solutions, Public Stage is preparing a public debate at the University of Santo Tomas, which will be duly informed the coming days, remember that it is essential to have your presence and comments.
By: Cindy Castiblanco Herrera.
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