Persons here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines are being urged to pay very special attention to the quality and safety of meat and other foods they will consume for the Christmas celebrations.
This advice comes from the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment, which says it is committed to monitoring and regulating all aspects of food as it relates to their wholeness.
The Ministry says Environmental Health Officers are being deployed in every district throughout the State to conduct inspections, with particular emphasis on the harvesting of meat.
A special appeal is made to all butchers, as well as the entire population, to ensure that wholesome meat enters the food chain and that no diseased animals are consumed by anyone.
Butchers are advised that it is mandatory that all food animals intended for public consumption are inspected by Environmental Health Officers before being offered for sale and consumers are reminded to ensure that only inspected meat should be purchased and consumed.
