
Public Distrust Over Non-Halal and Unhygienic Meat Rumors Drives Down Kashmir’s Restaurant and Hotel Business
Published on: Aug. 3, 2025, 5:39 p.m. | Source: Deccan Chronicle
The widespread rumours that non-halal and unsanitary meat is being used in preparations at Kashmir’s eateries particularly street restaurants and kiosks were ignited by seizure of 1,200 kilograms of rotten and foul-smelling meat from a storage facility in Srinagar’s Zakura Industrial Estate on July 31 in a major enforcement operation of the Food Safety Department and Drug and Food Control Organization (DFCO)