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16th July, 2025
Hospital denies serving expired meat
Péterfy Sándor Hospital in Budapest has denied reports that severely expired meat was found on its premises, following public concern over a food safety inspection.
The hospital issued a statement rejecting claims that pork legs six months past their expiry date and chicken legs expired by several months had been discovered by inspectors from the national food safety office Nébih.
According to the hospital, the deficiencies were found by the Pest county Government Office during an earlier inspection, which took place months ago.
The hospital stressed that the expired materials in question were never used in food preparation and were destroyed on site in the presence of officials.
It claims the public entry on the Nébih website, dated July 14, is misleading, as it refers to a previously conducted inspection.
The institution described allegations that expired meat had been served to patients as false and fearmongering, adding that “These claims aim to create panic and mislead the public”.
Responding to the incident, the hospital stated it has introduced stricter controls on all food deliveries, with a specific focus on checking expiry dates more thoroughly at the point of reception.
The controversy was amplified after independent MP Ákos Hadházy posted the Nébih’s online report citing the discovery of expired food items at the hospital and its associated outpatient facility.
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Sources regularly consulted, with abbreviations used in text: Népszabadság (N); Magyar Hírlap (MH); Világgazdaság (VG); Napi Gazdaság (NG); Magyar Nemzet (MN); Népszava (Nsz); Kossuth Rádió news (KR); nightly TV news (TV).
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