Is Meat Safe At All?

 Many deadly pathogens are present in most meat products and the federal government is looking for new ways to make meat safer. To prevent contamination from E.coli, a South Dakota official suggested injecting meat with ammonia. Today it is a mainstay in beef products as it was proven to kill E.coli and salmonella. Fast food outlets, grocery stores as well as schools buy and consume these products. Other records obtained from schools challenge the claims made by the USDA of its effectiveness after two 27,000 pound patches of ground meat was found to be contaminated in a school cafeteria. In response to this, the agricultural department revoked the Beef Products exemption from routine testing and traced the contamination back to the hamburgers making it apparent that it was not really pathogen free.

Published by: Ramona Petrova

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/31/us/31meat.html?ref=foodsafety&_r=0