While BSE had been known since the late 1980s, it had mostly been centered on ranches and farms in the U.K. and seemed to be passed on when cows were fed discarded parts from other animals. By the ea… [+1232 chars]
Why Mechanically Separated Beef Was Banned In America - The Takeout
Food safety fears changed the fate of mechanically separated beef in the United States, and the reason ties back to one of the meat industry’s biggest scares.
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