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Show UDA says buyers beware of 'cheap' meat deals Buying meat out of the back of a truck at a price "too good to be true" may be a way for consumers . to pay too much for too little quality, qua-lity, a state food official cautioned Dale Yammlc, compliance officer with the Food and Dairy section of . the Utah Department of Agriculture ; (UDA), - said that a company is operating out t)f a rental truck, throughout Utah, claiming to be selling meat which has been involved in-volved in a truck wreck. They are advertising that the meat is being sold at cost, he explained. r If a prospective buyer will stop to ; figure the cost as listed on the invoice, in-voice, the price of meat is about $10 a pound, Yamnik added. Even if the seller cuts the price 50 percent, the consumer, is still paying , $5 per pound. " 1' ' - ' Some buyers have been able to -negotiate the price down to $ 100 for a box of the product, while others have paid the asking price of $140 per box, the compliance officer ex-' plained. The way this type of business operates is to enter a town, do a brisk but brief business, and depart, all within three to four hours, Yamnik Yam-nik revealed. By the time a buyer realizes he has been victimized, it's usually too late to get any adjustment, adjust-ment, since the company is no longer around to hearfomplaints. Before frying to take advantage of what appears to be a bargain on mean, consumers should figure the - ' -: price per pound, the UDA staff . member advised. UDA officials have talked to a number of con- ' turners who now realize they could have bought the same or perhaps better quality meat, products at tower prices in any retail market "If the deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is," Yamnik reminded Utahns. - , Consumers who hear a radio ad offering distressed meat for sale at drastically reduced prices should contact Dale Yamnik at the Utah Department of Agriculture imme- 1 diately. His phone number is 538-7124. |