Slaughterhouse closes after 'selling meat from sick animals' accusation

Veterinary authorities have closed a slaughterhouse in central Poland on suspicion it was selling meat from sick animals and others that were dead before arriving for slaughter.

Deputy regional veterinary inspector Tadeusz Kuligowski said today that some 30 tons of undocumented and concealed meat have been found in the private slaughterhouse near Biala Rawska.