Meat World starts investigation amid claims of extended sell-by dates
Butchery franchise Meat World has appointed an independent health and safety organisation to investigate their 14 stores across Gauteng‚ North West and Mpumalanga after claims that some stores were extending sell-by dates on meat. Meat World CEO Angelino Pereira said on Wednesday that it was considering removing the franchise names from some of the stores "if the allegations are serious enough".Current affairs show Carte Blanche aired an insert on Sunday night showing Meat World allegedly selling spoiled meat and re-labeling products to extend their sell-by dates. Pereira said they would recall the meat from the nine stories named in the Carte Blanche segment."My team and I are deeply perturbed by these allegations. We will do everything we can to rectify any irregularities. Our customers are our family and we take their complaints to heart."He added that Meat World has also appointed forensic investigator Dr David Klatzow to analyse the laboratory report that Carte Blanche relied...
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