We’d be lucky with horsemeat: Salmonella Outbreak in American Beef

23 Feb

Recently various European hamburger sellers have had multiple product recalls and widespread horror (read more about it here). The situation has not reached the United States, though now it seems that we would be lucky to have it!

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Horsemeat is NOT dangerous to eat, and merely poses emotional disturbance with the unexpected switch from moo to mare.

Americans have bigger things to fear- like Salmonella. Sixteen people in five different states have now fallen ill from poisoning due to raw ground beef.

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Combined Animal Feeding Opperations are supposedly the cause of the outbreak, making people worried that US soil does not grant that their beef is safe. Though the outbreak has a is supposed to have a single source, a restaurant in Detroit, it’s not quite time for people to be scared.

Check out this video from the Huffington Post.

Consumers need to know where they are getting their products from until this case is over- and until then, those providing meat products should proclaim their defense during this uncertainty.

The Center For Disease Control offers more information on the outbreaks that have currently taken place.

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