Unease among buyers over frozen pork being passed off as fresh


PETALING JAYA: Consignments of “close-to-expiry” imported frozen pork is now circulating in the market, causing unease among some consumers.

Even worse is that some unethical sellers may be trying to pass it off as meat coming from freshly slaughtered local pigs.

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