Mr. Somchuan Veterinarian Rattana Mangkhalanon Director-General of the Department of Livestock Development revealed that the Bureau of Quality Inspection of Livestock Products, Department of Livestock Development, has reported results of laboratory analysis. From collecting samples of meat and pork and beef intestines soaked in formaldehyde seized from smuggled production sites in Chonburi Province for examination. by confirming that Formalin was found contaminated in the water and organ parts soaked in the tank. Salmonella contamination was also found in frozen meat pieces in refrigerated containers prepared for distribution. The salmonella is a bacteria. May become contaminated during unclean slaughtering and unsanitary storage.
At present, Chonburi Animal Quarantine Station staff in collaboration with police officers from the Consumer Protection Crime Suppression Division and officials of Chao Phraya Surasak Municipality, Sriracha District, Chonburi Province Take delivery of meat parts and internal organs and pork and cattle that are sequestered in the establishments in the area of Chao Phraya Surasak Municipality, totaling approximately 25,000 kilograms, from the owners of the establishments. All of them were destroyed by landfill in the area of Chao Phraya Surasak Municipality and Chachoengsao Animal Quarantine Station. By spraying disinfectant to destroy germs at the establishment and in the burial area as well This is in accordance with the Animal Epidemic Act B.E. 2558 because such carcasses are not safe for consumers and contain pathogens that are harmful to consumers