Around 1,600 kg of meat packed in 44 boxes was seized on Saturday during a joint operation involving the Jammu and Kashmir Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Railway Police, railway authorities and the Budgam district administration.
The consignment was declared unfit for human consumption after officials detected a severe foul smell and found that prescribed cold-chain conditions had not been maintained. It was subsequently verified by a veterinary doctor and destroyed. An FIR has also been registered under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Reacting to the seizure, Mirwaiz said the recovery had shocked people and raised questions about the effectiveness of safeguards announced after a similar controversy last year.
In a post on X, he commended the police officers involved in the seizure but questioned why those responsible for the repeated incidents had not been exposed and strictly punished.
He urged the government to disclose all facts, fix accountability and take stringent action against those involved, saying public confidence in the safety of food consumed in the Valley needed to be restored.
The latest seizure comes amid a series of food safety enforcement drives in Kashmir, including recent recoveries of unauthorised food colours used in kebabs and meatballs in Srinagar.
The Valley witnessed a major food safety scandal in July and August 2025, when authorities seized and destroyed around 12,000 kg of rotten, unlabelled and allegedly chemically treated meat across Jammu and Kashmir. The crackdown exposed concerns over the supply of rejected meat from outside the Union Territory to local eateries without proper storage and handling.
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