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The City of Gweru has warned residents against buying fish and chicken from street vendors saying they risked contracting diseases from the uninspected food items.
The <a href="https://newsday.co.zw/southerneye/local/article/200021299/gweru-warns-residents-about-street-food-vendors">Southern Eye</a> reported that some vendors were selling fish caught from some sections of Gweru River that are contaminated with raw sewage.
In a recent statement, the local authority urged residents to buy white meat only from registered suppliers. It said:
<blockquote>
We have noted with concern the selling of fish and chicken on the pavements within the central business district.
Please be advised that such meat is being sold from undesignated places in contravention of the public health legislation and the city health by-laws.
All white meat should be kept frozen and sold from approved and licensed premises.
Let us prevent the introduction and spread of food-borne illnesses by buying our food products from registered and reputable suppliers only.
</blockquote>
Gweru Hawkers and Vendors Association chairperson Lovemore Tingaka told the Southern Eye that they do not encourage vendors to sell meat on the streets. Said Tingaka:
<blockquote>
As a vendors association, we have always pushed for the cause of informal traders, but when it comes to food, we have always encouraged our vendors to have an understanding of the dangers of selling food, particularly meat from the streets.
</blockquote>
Zimbabwe’s seemingly unending economic challenges and low disposable incomes have forced hundreds of thousands of people to make a living out of vending.
Vendors sell products at lower prices compared to formal shops and this attracts significant numbers of consumers to streets and pavements.
However, it is not possible for authorities to police food vendors thereby putting the health and lives of consumers at risk.
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Gweru Council Warns Residents Against Buying Meat From Vendors

Zimbabwe has been listed among the world’s leading consumers of beef, ranking second after Argentina. According to the data released by Visual Capitalists on Most Consumed Meat in the World, Zimbabweans consumed an average of 42.3 kilograms of beef per capita per person last year, while Argentines consumed 46.6 kilograms per capita. The United States of America, Australia, and Brazil are among the other countries in the top five.
<h3>Top Beef Consuming Countries:</h3>
<ol>
<li>ARGENTINA  – 46.9 kg</li>
<li>ZIMBABWE – 42.3 kg</li>
<li>UNITED STATES – 37.9 kg</li>
<li>AUSTRALIA – 37.0 kg</li>
<li>BRAZIL – 35.4 kg </li>
<li>UZBEKISTAN – 31.6 kg</li>
<li>CHAD – 27.5 kg</li>
<li>CANADA  – 27.5 kg</li>
<li>ISRAEL – 27.2 kg</li>
<li>KAZAKHSTAN – 26.6 kg</li>
</ol>
<h3>Top Pork Consuming Countries:</h3>
<ol>
<li>HONG KONG – 55.2 kg</li>
<li>POLAND – 55.0 kg</li>
<li>SPAIN – 52.6 kg</li>
<li>LITHUANIA – 50.7 kg</li>
<li>CROATIA – 49.6 kg</li>
<li>HUNGARY – 48.3 kg</li>
<li>MACAO – 46.9 kg</li>
<li>AUSTRIA – 45.0 kg</li>
<li>CZECHIA – 44.5 kg</li>
<li>GERMANY – 44.0 kg</li>
</ol>
<h3>Top Mutton And Goat Meat Consuming Countries:</h3>
<ol>
<li>MONGOLIA – 66.3 kg</li>
<li>ICELAND – 21.8 kg</li>
<li>BAHRAIN – 21.4 kg</li>
<li>TURKMENISTAN – 20.8kg</li>
<li>CHAD – 17.9 kg</li>
<li>KUWAIT – 14.1 kg</li>
<li>NEW ZEALAND – 12.9 kg</li>
<li>MAURITANIA – 12.2 kg</li>
<li>QATAR – 11.6 kg</li>
<li>OMAN – 11.2kg</li>
</ol>
 
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The ranking highlights the significant role that beef plays in the daily lives and cultural fabric of Zimbabwean society. This love for beef can be traced back to history, with cattle rearing being an integral part of Zimbabwean culture for centuries, and cattle being a symbol of wealth, status, and prosperity.
The tradition of cattle farming has been passed down through generations in Zimbabwe, and the importance of beef in local cuisine has remained steadfast. The beef industry provides employment opportunities for thousands of people, ranging from cattle farmers to abattoir workers and meat processors. Additionally, the export of beef products contributes to foreign exchange earnings, further bolstering the nation’s economy.
Zimbabwe was once a major exporter of beef to Europe and other world markets, making the beef industry a vital sector for the country’s economic growth and development.
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LIST: Zimbabwe Ranks Second In World Beef Consumption After Argentina

Thirteen (13) retail outlets and butcheries in Bulawayo were recently found selling meat unfit for human consumption.
The meat was confiscated and disposed of at the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA).
According to recent council minutes seen by <a href="https://newsday.co.zw/southerneye/news/article/200008481/13-retailers-censured-for-selling-bad-meat-as-council-seizes-400kg-condemned-meat-from-shops">Southern Eye</a>, Bulawayo City Council (BCC) acting director of health services, Charles Malaba over 99 kilogrammes of chicken and 170 wholesome birds, 24kg of pork, 5.2kg of fish and over 225kg of beef were confiscated from various retail outlets. Said Malaba:
<blockquote>
The operation was holistic in its approach as it involved the inspection of butcheries in terms of hygiene and advising on areas of improvement.
Where unwholesome meat was found, it was condemned and disposed of at the SPCA.
</blockquote>
In January this year, BCC working with the Veterinary Services Department, carried out inspections when business premises renewed their shop licences and certificates of registration.
It was during the operation that more than 400kg of condemned meat and 170 birds were seized.
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Bulawayo City Council Censures 13 Retailers For Selling Bad Meat

The government has stepped up efforts to prevent the slaughter of sick animals and the sale of uninspected meat to consumers.
The <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_Republic_Police" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP)</a>, in collaboration with the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement, Ministry of Health and Child Care and local authorities, has upgraded an operation code-named, “Nyama Yabvepi”, which, loosely translated means “Where Did the meat come from?”.
In a statement on Monday read on his behalf by his Permanent Secretary Dr John Bhasera, Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Perrance_Shiri" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Perrance Shiri</a> said:
<blockquote>Following shocking postings on social media that abattoir operators, butcheries and supermarkets were selling uninspected meat derived from sick and dead animals, a team of veterinary public health officers carried out extensive investigations to verify the authenticity of the allegations.
The team could not find evidence to support the claims that meat derived from sick and dead cattle was entering the human food chain.</blockquote>
Shiri added that consumers should buy meat from reliable supermarkets and butcheries in and around urban centres countrywide to avoid eating uninspected meat.
The Department of Veterinary Services was working closely with the police to deal with unscrupulous retailers selling contaminated meat, and members of the public have been urged to report such retailers.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/uninspected-meat-operation-nyama-yabvepi-underway/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Herald</a></h4>

Zimbabwean Authorities Launch 'Operation Nyama Yabvepi?'

Zimbabwe could face a severe shortage of meat products in the near future as livestock farmers cry foul over the recent price hike of maize and soya beans and the removal of government subsidies.
Livestock and Meat Advisory Council (LMAC) economist Reneth Mano told Newsday on Wednesday that the livestock industry is now at risk. He said:
<blockquote>By just changing, overnight, the grain marketing policies without consultations to the commercial livestock sector, which has been a major partner of government and GMB (Grain Marketing Board), the farmer has been introduced to a big shock. Now, there is a risk to the billion dollar industry
And the main threat really is if you are a poultry breeder and you are producing day-olds and you cannot access maize at affordable prices, you may have to cut production.
If you are into piggery, with imported breeding stock, like a lot of our medium and large-scale producers, when you cannot feed pigs you may have to scale down or kill some of them to convert into pork.</blockquote>
Mano added that the country has an annual demand of 91 million birds, 266 000 slaughter cows and 140 000 pigs.
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Zim Faces Imminent Shortage Of Meat

Meat traders have resisted the calls from the government for them to reverse the recent price increases in the price of meat. This comes after the government was able to convince bakers to revert to old prices after Bakers Inn had increased the price of bread by $0.10. However, despite a meeting with the National Competitiveness Commission, the meat traders have resisted a price reversal. This has led to a second meeting being called for which is scheduled for today. Meat has gone up by between 30-50 percent in the last few weeks.
Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries president Sifelani Jabangwe who chaired the meeting said:
<blockquote>As of today (Tuesday), there is nothing yet that has been done because we saw this as a more complicated problem than even the bread one that we were facing, so this one is a bit more complicated but it can be resolved.
It (price increments) has been specifically to deal with mark-ups as all of them (meat players) are trying to hedge the challenges that they are facing but what has happened is that no one is benefiting, as consumers are not buying.
It is the costs and the coordination which is the thing about a value chain. Sometimes, if the players do not collaborate and act individually, they can actually do it to the detriment of the entire chain and this is what we have.</blockquote>
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