Punjab Livestock and Dairy Development Department has started free sms service for the verification of Meat before buying. Send Free Sms on toll free no 9211 for any complaint regarding meat.
User have to be provide meat with Tags and if he find meat not OK than he can complain about that shop with Tag No provided to him.
This service first started in lahore City of capital of Punjab government. later on this service would be extended to other districts of punjab.
The short code service of ‘9211’ is the first-ever SMS service for the meat consumers which would help them to prevent the purchase of dead animal, forbidden, adulterated, unhygienic, and water-mixed meat.
A comprehensive database has been set up for this ‘9211’ service; it starts working from the beginning of slaughterhouse. A computerised barcode would be pasted on every animal which comes to slaughterhouse of Shahpur Kanjraan.
A veterinary doctor first examines the animal and sends its detail with its barcode to 9211 USSD portal, after its health assurance, the animal would be sent to automatic slaughter machine.
When the animal is again handed over to the butcher after slaughter, barcode would be placed on it and it would be transported to city. During transportation, the food inspection officers could check it by sending its barcode to 9211. On getting a satisfactory answer from 9211 they would allow its entry in the city.
It is the first step to provide good food . punjab live stock department aiming towards better food and pure material providing to citizens.