An issue for years has been the safety of meat. In 1906, Upton Sinclair wrote about the nauseating Chicago Slaughter houses and the meat packing industry. Then the government tried to fix the problem and start inspecting meat. The problem is not over though, as stated in this article along with many others. Diseases from meat still infect people each year. This has never bothered me, but it troubles some people to the extent of being vegetarians.
One company in particular, Beef Products Inc., has been producing meat that is contaminated. Their processed beef is used in McDonald's and Burger King's hambugers, along with 5.5 millions pounds a year in school lunches. In August two 27,000 pound batches were found to be contaminated before being released to the public. Imagine if they hadnt been caught.
So then, are you scared of what can be in your meat?
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