Could lab-grown meat ever replace Easter souvla?
If Easter seems the wrong time to mention that lab-grown meat may one day replace our souvla-piled plates on Cyprus’ great meat-eating day, we have to prepare ourselves for the ...
Man steals meat from supermarket, returns it because ‘it stinks’, gets refund
The Turkish Cypriot police have initiated legal action against a 69-year-old man who stole meat from a supermarket in Morphou on New Year’s Eve, before returning it the following ...
Five fined for attempting to cross at Ledra Palace with 58kg of meat
Five people were fined by the Turkish Cypriot police after attempting to cross from the Republic to the north at the Ledra Palace crossing point in Nicosia with combined total ...
Second arrest made in 200kg meat bust
The Turkish Cypriot police on Thursday announced they had made a second arrest in relation to the finding of 200 kilogrammes of meat which a man was attempting to smuggle from ...
Zero VAT measure on meat and vegetables comes into effect
The zero VAT measure on meat and vegetables comes into effect as of Friday.
The measure, which is set to continue through to May 31, 2024, includes the following meat items: fresh, ...
Less lamb, more pork but meat consumption steady
The hike in the price of meat this year has pushed Cypriots to shun the usual Easter lamb and turn more to pork, which comes in around half the price ...
Butchers will need to import lamb meat to cover demand
Despite lower demand for meat this year, butchers will need to import lambs from Greece to cover demand, the butchers’ association said on Monday.
Association head Costas Levadiotis told Sigma ...
Flaounes, chicken, pork, register highest Easter increases
The barrage of price surges increases, as the latest data shows that key Easter goods are up across the board – from 11 per cent at the lowest end to 38 per cent ...
Shoppers opting for local meat this year due to costlier imports
More than 35,000 animals have been slaughtered for the Easter table this year, some 8,500 more than last year as consumers opt for local meat because of costlier imports.
Veterinary services head ...
Butchers claim meat from slaughterhouses unfit for human consumption
Butchers on Wednesday stood by their claims that the meat arriving in their shops from slaughterhouses has not been stored or treated properly.
The accusations follow on from a discussion ...
Limassol butcher shop spearheads meat donation programme
A Limassol butcher shop has come up with an ingenious idea to help those in need, by offering them meat paid for with money donated by customers.
Though Klappis Meat ...