The Battice road police conducted a significant technical inspection on March 24, during which they checked 28 vehicles. Many of the vehicles were found to be noncompliant, but one particular van stood out due to its condition. The police noticed the overloaded blue van, which was almost touching the ground. It was transporting food, including chicken, fish, and African specialties, and was heading towards Germany. Upon inspection, the police found that the vehicle was 94% overloaded and that the cold chain was not maintained as the meat had reached 12 degrees Celsius. The unsafe food was confiscated, with the majority taken to the Herstal incinerator. This was a rare intervention, as the police usually only encounter meat and food transportation issues with pitas. The remaining food was donated to the Monde Sauvage d’Aywaille to feed the animals in the park.
The Battice road police carried out a major technical check this Friday, March 24. 28 vehicles were checked and quite a few were not in order. But there was a particular control, to say the least, which stood out from the others.
Indeed, a blue van was quickly spotted by the police. Long before the vehicle was stopped, it was found to be overloaded as it was almost touching the ground. “These are Africans who went to look for different specialties in the Brussels region and who were heading for Germany”, we say on the side of the traffic police. “We noticed that the van was 94% overloaded. Once the vehicle stopped, we found a lot of food like chicken, fish and African specialties. We quickly noticed that the cold chain was not respected because the meat was already at 12 degrees when the Afsca came. The food was then seized and the largest was taken to the Herstal incinerator. It does not often happen that we have this type of intervention which is, to say the least, quite special. We have from time to time the case with vehicles that transport meat and food for pitas. »
The remaining food was taken to the Monde Sauvage d’Aywaille. It will be used to feed some of the animals in the animal park.
In conclusion, the Battice road police carried out a successful technical check and discovered a particularly unusual case of an overloaded van carrying African specialties. The cold chain was not respected, resulting in the seizure of the food and its disposal at the Herstal incinerator. However, the remaining food was put to good use and will be used to feed the animals at the Monde Sauvage d’Aywaille. This intervention was a reminder of the importance of adhering to regulations, especially when it comes to transporting and handling food.
