Alarm bells raised on imported frozen meat

A HUGE volume of frozen imported meat products that are supposed to go to local meat processors has ended up in public markets and other retailers, posing serious health risks to the public, the Senate committee on agriculture and food discovered.

Sen. Cynthia Villar, committee chairperson, on Friday said she learned that only 20 percent of imported frozen meat entering the country go to processors while the remaining 80 percent are believed sold as regular meat in public markets and even in some private supermarkets.