13 tonnes of expired pickled olives are being disposed of and destroyed in the governorate of Mafraq, after being deemed unsafe for human consumption. 

Authorities in the governorate's health department seized and destroyed the supply, in collaboration with police forces from one of the warehouses in the industrial area. 

Mayor of the municipality Amer Nayel al-Daghmi, said that staff in the health department had seized these quantities and destroyed them in the landfill designated for this purpose.

He pointed out that the municipality will not compromise with the violators in the field of manipulating the citizens' food.

Four days ago, 700kg of rotten meat from Eid al-Adha were disposed of in the governorate, where the Health Department seized the shipment which was intended to be donated to families in need. 

The meat was spoiled due to poor storage conditions, and was seized and destroyed along with 120kg of pickled foods after being deemed unsuitable for human consumption. 

Some locals speculate there is a trend in food spoilage in the governorate, due to insufficient infrastructure to handle the booming population following the Syrian Civil War. 

Though estimates vary, it is believed that Mafreq currently houses 500,000 people, a substantial portion of which are refugees fleeing violence in Syria.