Friday, April 2, 2010

Contaminated Horse Meat a Health Risk, According to Study « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Contaminated Horse Meat a Health Risk, According to Study « Straight from the Horse's Heart

CHICAGO, (EWA) – A peer reviewed scientific study tracing race horses sent to slaughter for human consumption has found that 100% of the horses in the study group had been administered phenylbutazone, a banned carcinogen that can also fatally damage the bone marrow of humans. The findings appear to validate the European Union’s recent tightening of traceability requirements on horse meat from third countries.

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