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In reply to the discussion: Horsemeat found in beef burgers on sale in UK and Ireland [View all]littlemissmartypants
(22,632 posts)27. DNA tests find "disturbingly widespread" seafood fraud
http://news.consumerreports.org/safety/2011/05/dna-tests-find-disturbingly-widespread-seafood-fraud.html
If you've long suspected that the "mahi-mahi" on your plate may really be yellowtail, you now have science on your side: Researchers with the non-profit group Oceana have harnessed the power of forensic science to confirm that as much as half of all seafood sold in the U.S. is mislabeled.
"Results from our DNA lab show that about half the time the fish you are eating is not the species listed on the menu," said DNA tester William Gergits. The group accuses the industry of "seafood fraud," and is calling on the federal government to step in to more tightly regulate fisheries and related businesses.
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Horsemeat found in beef burgers on sale in UK and Ireland [View all]
littlemissmartypants
Jan 2013
OP
"no risk to health". In some countries, horse is the primary meat. I don't see a problem here.
Buzz Clik
Jan 2013
#1
You don't see a problem in paying for cow and receiving horse? Maybe you'd like to buy my Jaguar and
Ed Suspicious
Jan 2013
#2
Damn. Do you know what's in burgers? Horse meat would be the least of my concerns.
Buzz Clik
Jan 2013
#6
People have the absolute human right to know what they are eating so they can make
kestrel91316
Jan 2013
#3
When I was a kid horsemeat was, except for Spam, about the only meat we could afford.
panzerfaust
Jan 2013
#28
We would never know it here! In a country that only "smell" tests it's seafood and calls that
Dustlawyer
Jan 2013
#25
.. no risk to human health. Horses worldwide, on the other hand, are worried ...
Myrina
Jan 2013
#32