A Norfolk council said it removed a "significant quantity" of unsafe meat from sale in its district, following routine inspections of local food businesses.

Breckland Council said a quantity of meat was voluntarily surrendered to the council’s environmental health officers.

The meat was found to have been stored inappropriately or, in some cases, was past its use-by date.

It marks the second significant voluntary surrender of meat to Breckland this year - the first case was imported meat that was potentially infected with swine fever.

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Breckland was unable to give any other details - including which business was involved - because it was a "live investigation".

The seizure could leave the business operator with a criminal record, and could lead to a fine or even imprisonment. 

Councillor Helen Crane, the council’s executive member for environmental health, said: “We carry out hundreds of routine inspections each year and while instances like this are rare, it does show just how important it is that we help intercept unsafe food from ending up on a resident’s plate.

“Our environmental health and licensing teams are working tirelessly, on a daily basis, to protect public health."

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