double-dead

adj. (of meat) killed by accident or disease then butchered to be sold as fresh; uninspected or contaminated, and illegally sold. Subjects: English, Philippines, Food & Drink

Editorial Note: “Hot meat” is that which is stolen or not approved for sale.

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Citations: 1996 BusinessWorld (Philippines) (Apr. 12) “‘Double-Dead’ Carabao Downs 60 People” p. 12: As of Wednesday 60 residents have been admitted to the hospital because of dizziness, vomiting, stomach aches and high fevers after eating a “double-dead” carabao sold at the Luna public market. [1999 Ed Clemente BusinessWorld (Philippines) (Apr. 9) “Health Economics P20 million between friends” p. 27: “Double dead” would be an apt description of the PHIC strangulation moves on Philippine hospitals (on one hand withholding payment of PHIC claims and on the other, bleeding the hospitals dry for every last peso that can be squeezed from them from whatever new fund-raising schemes the PHIC can come up with).] 2003 Agnes Rola, et al. @ Philippines International Food Policy Research Institute (Washington, D.C.) (Apr.) “MTID Discussion Paper No. 59” p. 44: Have there been instances where you find ìdouble dead meatî in the slaughterhouse? (Double dead is when an animal is already dead when brought to the slaughterhouse and the meat inspector has to pronounce that it will be slaughtered.) 2004 Manila Bulletin (Philippines) (Mar. 11) “‘Double dead’ pork seized in QC” (in Quezon City): The intensified effort waged by the Department of Agriculture (DA) National Meat Inspection Commission (NMIC) against “hot meat” paid off anew early this week with the seizure of 1.5 tons of “double dead” pork illegally slaughtered in a neighboring province. 2005 City of San Fernando (Philippines) (Mar. 16) “Ordinance No. 2005-005”: Double-Dead Meat—refers to carcasses, parts thereof, of food animals or poultry that are already dead, but are still slaughtered and offered for sale to innocent market goers. 2005 Willie L. Catapat Manila Bulletin (Philippines) (July 20) “Caloocan pushes drive vs ‘hot meat’”: Double dead meat are slippery, slimy, have a bad smell, and greenish. [2005 Fel V. Maragay, Rey E. Requejo Manila Standard (Philippines) (Aug. 10) “AFP disowns officer-witness”: These allegations are double-dead and should now be six feet under.] 2006 News.balita.ph (Philippines) (Mar. 6) “DA confiscates 1,000 kilograms of ‘double dead meat’”: “Double dead meat” is a local parlance for hot meat from swine, cow or chicken that died from a disease but still being sold as “fresh.”

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