Today Archive Discussion Opinion A danger exposed Wednesday's report in The Daily Star on the Beirut slaughterhouse was not morning reading for anyone with a delicate stomach. It is difficult to imagine a worse catalogue of unhygienic conditions than exists in the country's largest slaughterhouse.
Meat hangs on rusty hooks.
There is no air conditioning. There is inadequate separation of animal parts, so bacteria-rich intestines are in close proximity to meat due for sale. Bones are piled up in the yard. The intestines are eventually ground up, and dumped in the sewage system to flow into the sea. Meanwhile, the meat goes off to the tables of hotels, restaurants and homes.