‘Disgusting’: Video of China butcher shop worker deboning raw lamb ribs with mouth in ‘decades-old’ technique sparks food safety debate online

Shop worker claims deboning by mouth better than using tools. Officials say clip was promotional stunt, issue health warning. — SCMP

Mainland social media has been left in shock after a butcher’s shop in China posted a video of a male worker deboning raw lamb ribs with his mouth claiming it to be a decades-old technique.

The video, taken in a shop in eastern China’s Anhui province, has raised serious concerns about hygiene for both customers and the employee because raw meat may contain harmful bacteria.