12% of meat tested in Brussels does not meet food safety standards

摘要

Three tons of food from retailers and restaurants in Brussels was binned in 2019 because it did not conform to safetyregulations, according to reports. Seventeen of the establishments had to close because of a risk to consumerhealth.According to a report released by food and hygiene inspection agency Brulabo 12% of all meat sold in restaurants,snack bars, butchers and shops was not up to code. This was the case mostly in snack bars and butchers. The figuresare based on 410 inspections that were carried out in 2019, which resulted in 186 samples taken.