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Horse Meat in Lasagna- UK horse meat lasagna scandal: nutritional benefits can’t outweigh disgust.Horse meat in lasagna, U.K. authorities say beef lasagna products recalled from British supermarkets by frozen-food company Findus have tested positive for more than 60 percent horsemeat.
The revelation comes after millions of burgers were taken off shop shelves earlier this month as it emerged that beef products from three companies in Ireland and Britain contained horse DNA.
The U.K. Food Standards Agency said Thursday that its tests on Findus's beef lasagna were part of an ongoing investigation into mislabeled meat and that there is no evidence the results pose a food safety risk.
But it advised people not to eat the lasagna and return them to the shops they were purchased from.
Findus had recalled its beef lasagna after its French supplier, Comigel, raised concerns. A culinary taboo in many parts of the world, eating horse is not acceptable, especially when falsely labeled as beef. Customers have the right to know what they are eating whether it’s chemicals or horse meat. While horse meat is accepted in certain areas of the globe, mostly Central Asia, English speaking countries and most of Europe consider it a taboo, a thought process that goes back to ancient times when the Norsemen utilized horses as loyal working creatures which later evolved as good companions onward to being pets.
History tells us that wild horses were hunted then eaten for protein in Paleolithic times. Horse meat is a good source of protein. In fact, it is a very lean food and quite high in powerful Omega 3 fatty acids, the essential good fats that bodies need to survive. Grass fed beef contain Omega 3’s as well, just not as much as horse. There are approximately 115 calories per 3 ounce piece of horse meat compared to 120 in a slab of beef sirloin, according to online site Nutrition Data. There are no worries concerning sugar in horse meat. It has no fiber as well. But horse meat is packed with potent minerals including:
zinc
potassium
selenium
phosphorus
Also it is low in sodium.
So, if eaten by mistake and not knowing what went down, eating horse isn’t harmful and not considered a safety risk. There is concern if the horse has been treated with a veterinary drug phenylbutazone, treatment used as an anti-inflammatory to reduce pain in horses. It affects humans by destroying white blood cells and causing Aplastic Anemia.
The revelation comes after millions of burgers were taken off shop shelves earlier this month as it emerged that beef products from three companies in Ireland and Britain contained horse DNA.
The U.K. Food Standards Agency said Thursday that its tests on Findus's beef lasagna were part of an ongoing investigation into mislabeled meat and that there is no evidence the results pose a food safety risk.
But it advised people not to eat the lasagna and return them to the shops they were purchased from.
Findus had recalled its beef lasagna after its French supplier, Comigel, raised concerns. A culinary taboo in many parts of the world, eating horse is not acceptable, especially when falsely labeled as beef. Customers have the right to know what they are eating whether it’s chemicals or horse meat. While horse meat is accepted in certain areas of the globe, mostly Central Asia, English speaking countries and most of Europe consider it a taboo, a thought process that goes back to ancient times when the Norsemen utilized horses as loyal working creatures which later evolved as good companions onward to being pets.
History tells us that wild horses were hunted then eaten for protein in Paleolithic times. Horse meat is a good source of protein. In fact, it is a very lean food and quite high in powerful Omega 3 fatty acids, the essential good fats that bodies need to survive. Grass fed beef contain Omega 3’s as well, just not as much as horse. There are approximately 115 calories per 3 ounce piece of horse meat compared to 120 in a slab of beef sirloin, according to online site Nutrition Data. There are no worries concerning sugar in horse meat. It has no fiber as well. But horse meat is packed with potent minerals including:
zinc
potassium
selenium
phosphorus
Also it is low in sodium.
So, if eaten by mistake and not knowing what went down, eating horse isn’t harmful and not considered a safety risk. There is concern if the horse has been treated with a veterinary drug phenylbutazone, treatment used as an anti-inflammatory to reduce pain in horses. It affects humans by destroying white blood cells and causing Aplastic Anemia.
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