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Alarm over high sodium metabisulphite levels in meat, state closes outlets

Meat in shop [Photo: Shutterstock]

The Ministry of Health has confirmed existence of sodium metabisulphite in beef products sold by retailers to unsuspecting Kenyans.

Health Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki yesterday said from the samples collected and tested in Government laboratories, 15 per cent fell short of the set standards content of the chemical.

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