Plastic clips from freezing works washing up on beaches

Plastic clips used in freezing works are being found washed up on beaches around the country.

The oesophagus clips stop the contents of an animal’s stomach from spilling out during processing, but one ended up in the stomach of a fish caught in the Catlins last month.

Councils say they can’t prove the source of the clips.

Meanwhile the meat industry says its making its own investigations.

RNZ’s Anusha Bradley reports.

Plastic clips from freezing works washing up on beaches
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