2,000 bad chickens seized in Saudi

Saudi health inspectors seized nearly 2,000 bad frozen chickens ready for distribution to restaurants during the fasting month of Ramadan.

‘Sada’ daily said the inspectors on a routine visit to food outlets in the Western town of Taif decided to search freezers transported by a company truck after sniffing foul smell.

“They found nearly 2,000 chickens which were unfit for human consumption. They were ready for distribution to restaurants for the iftar meal,” it said.