The traffic police of the subsection of Messina seized and destroyed 624 kg of foods, including fish, chicken and red meat all intended for Messina catering. The food was transported on a truck used for the transport of food, taken for rent, and conducted by A 59 -year -old Chinese citizen, residing in Catania.
The detention of the vehicle took place in the A/18 motorway section near the toll booths of Tremestieri. Once the tapestries of the van have been open, the policemen found that the food was transported to a temperature (+13 ° C) clearly higher than the expected one (-18 ° C).
The intervention of the specialized personnel of the ASP of Messina was therefore requested who ascertained the bad condition of food conservation by declaring them no longer edible and, therefore, not suitable for food use.
The food was seized and immediately destroyed by a specialized company and the driver was reported for having transported food in a bad state of conservation, as well as for the lack of traceability of the fish. The activity carried out by the traffic police operators is part of the control activities that are carried out throughout the territory of the Messina Province for the protection of the safety of transport and consumer health and will also continue in the coming weeks.