Investigators with Alberta Health Services served closure orders on four halal grocery stores and a halal warehouse and distribution centre in Calgary on Friday. The outlets are accused of purchasing and reselling uninspected meat to the public, which is against the law in Alberta.A closure order on the door of Mustafa Madani Halal Meat and Groceries in Calgary. It is one of five halal food establishments closed by Alberta Health Services on Friday.
A review of AHS inspection reports shows repeat violations at Shawdesi Bazaar dating to 2021, including several instances of frozen food for which an original source cannot be found. Maher Halal Meat Butchery and Grocery has been cited four times for health violations since June 2021, including having food not labelled to indicate its sources and selling homemade food.
Closing businesses over the purchase and distribution of uninspected meat is rarely done. Closing five outlets in a single day is unprecedented in Alberta.Uninspected means officials cannot find a legitimate source for meat being sold to the public.
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