How To Check If Meat In Grocery Or Market Is Fresh

When you go to a public market, 
you easily spot fresh meat, 
even it's already cut and displayed,  
for some parts of it are moving 
or twitching once in a while. 
​See the video below.

​Before buying meat from any supermarket
or grocery or public market, 
check its color, its odor, its firmness, etc. 
Fresh meat has red color, 
and if it's slimy or grayish already, 
then it's no longer fresh. 
Smell it to know if it doesn't smell bad or foul 
because if it does, 
then it's spoiled or rotten 
and no longer fit for consumption. 
Press it with your fingers too, 
and if it springs nicely, 
then you know it's firm and it's still fresh 
because it loses its firmness over time. 
Make no mistake in consuming meat 
that is spoiled or rotten 
to avoid becoming seriously ill. 

Check also if the store you're buying meat from 
has proper or right storage facilities or equipments 
to be assured of quality fresh meat. 
And you can always ask the seller 
about the freshness of their products 
​because you have the right to.