As the Holy Month of Ramadhan is round the corner, the civic authorities have warned butcheries and others dealing in red meat to observe strict hygiene standards in view of the concerns over public health.
A source at the Muscat Municipality said that violators would be dealt with in accordance with the country’s civil penal code.
“We have instructed all the butcheries and other retail outlets dealing in foodstuff and red meat to observe high standards of hygiene failing of which would invite strict punishments in accordance with the law.
Consumer Protection Law No 49/2007 criminalises anyone who attempts to cheat or defraud consumers,” he was speaking to the Observer in the wake of the recent incident in Ibra where a slaughterer of a corpse was punished with fine and warning.
