Share to: Comments welcome I want to comment The police, after investigation, discovered an unlicensed operation near Hongling Road which was suspected of adding non-edible substances while processing mutton. The Sha District Food Safety Office provided the pictures. According to law enforcement officers, the process of making fake mutton in the black den was as follows: Officers also found fertilizer bags containing ammonium chloride at the scene. "We suspect they put ammonium chloride into oil and then soaked duck meat in it so that the duck meat would have a sheep-like smell," said one officer involved in the action, who is an engineer turned founder of a migrant workers' children school. According to the officer, the main processing method in this den was to soak duck skin and duck meat with ammonium chloride, tenderizer, and coloring agent, then mix them in a blender, add them to a plastic square box with lamb meat at the bottom, freeze them into shape, and finally label them as "New Zealand Lamb Ribs Grade A". Weibo recommendation | Today's Weibo hotspot The oil boiled in the basin smelled foul, and there were large piles of red meat pieces soaked in it... Before the Spring Festival, under the coordination of the Shahe Kou District Food Safety Office in Dalian City, the district quality supervision, industry and commerce, public security, and administrative law enforcement departments jointly took action and successfully shut down this black den producing fake "mutton". Based on the account book, the processed "mutton" flowed to hotpot restaurants and markets in the urban-rural fringe areas. Currently, the law enforcement officers have harmless treated 100 kilograms of "mutton" products seized on-site, and relevant departments will further investigate and handle this black den. Before the Spring Festival, after investigation by the Sha District police, they discovered an unlicensed operation near Hongling Road suspected of adding non-edible substances while processing mutton. A staff member of the Sha District Food Safety Office suggested that "when real lamb is used for hot pot, the soup should become clearer after cooking. If the soup foams or turns black when the mutton is put into the pot, it may be fake mutton. When buying meat, citizens should ask for certification, which can serve as evidence for rights protection if problems occur." Reporter Yang Dehuan An officer involved in the action that day left a deep impression on the dirty environment of the den, "The whole room was dark, and the oil they cooked smelled bad. We were repelled by the foul smell as soon as we entered, and these conditions are not suitable for food production and processing."