





German rotten meat scandal: No official confirmation
The investigation against the German company BFZ Brageler Fleischzerlegung GmbH (in Vechta) is supported by the statements made by five Romanian employees, although some German newspapers claim that a film shot with a mobile phone camera also exists, but is not acceptable as evidence. The company was investigated for similar reasons in 2006. There are no confirmations that the meat was rotten, but the samples are still analyzed.
Germany has two kinds of meat, which Romanians call rotten: there is a biologically degraded meat, still suitable for consumption (Gammelfleisch) and unsuitable meat, which can be prepared to make pet and animal food.