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Thailand and Vietnam seize diseased meat amid rising safety risks

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Authorities in Thailand and Vietnam are confronting an increasing risk of unsafe food due to the illicit trade of meat. Rising costs have led some suppliers to traffic uninspected and potentially diseased animal products, including pork infected with African swine fever, to markets and restaurants. This practice poses a significant threat to regional livestock health and consumer safety. AI

RANK_REASON Significant news regarding food safety and illicit trade in Southeast Asia. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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Thailand and Vietnam seize diseased meat amid rising safety risks

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Aidan Jones ·

    Thailand and Vietnam meat seizures highlight deepening risk of unsafe food on the table

    A flurry of meat seizures across Thailand and Vietnam has raised fears of animal-borne diseases devastating regional livestock populations and unsafe food ending up on consumers’ plates. Driven by rising energy and logistics costs, unscrupulous suppliers have targeted restaurants…

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