UP: Meat processing plant at Kairana sealed after ‘irregularities’ found

A large meat processing plant at Kairana town in Shamli district has been sealed after district authorities found “irregularities” during checking.

A large meat processing plant at Kairana town in Shamli district has been sealed after district authorities found “irregularities” during checking.

Muslim butchers and traders gather outside a shuttered illegal slaughterhouse in the Naini neighborhood of Allahabad on March 21, 2017. Locals working in the meat production industry say the move to shutter slaughterhouses in Uttar Pradesh state would adversly affect the livelihoods of thousands of workers. (AFP Photo)

A team of district officials led by subdivisional magistrate Vijay Prakash conducted the checking at Meem Agro Foods Pvt Ltd yesterday and sealed it, circle officer Bhushan Verma said.

Meanwhile, several meat shops which were allegedly running without licenses were closed down in Thana Bhawan, Jalalabad and Shamli towns on Friday, he said.

In Muzaffarnagar district, several such shops were shut down in Budhana, Khatoli, Shahpur and Charthawal towns.

Slaughterhouses and meat shops allegedly running illegally have been closed down across Uttar Pradesh after a ban by the Yogi Adityanath government.