The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had to issue a hasty clarification after a tender advertisement for the supply of animal feed to a zoo run by the city civic body mentioned 'beef' as one of the items needed.

Sale and purchase of beef, which generally means cow meat, is banned in Maharashtra. The corporation put out advertisements in several newspapers Tuesday, seeking suppliers of meat, fodder, eggs, and other types of animal feed for Byculla Zoo here. The advertisement in English and Marathi mentioned buffalo meat, but the term was translated as "beef" in Hindi and Gujarati newspapers.