The hidden things lurking in your meat

Often you have to wonder, what is really in my food? And when it comes to meat the truth can be quite shocking.

This week, the Daily Mail reports that the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in the UK released some shocking stats about their meat

- More than a fifth of the 665 meat samples tested contained DNA from animals not listed on the label.

- They had 145 problem samples.

- 73 of the problem samples came from UK supermarkets.

- 22 of the problem samples came from processing plants. 

- The remaining 50 problem samples came from restaurants. 

Critics would point out that the samples came from “problem businesses” that might have been under the radar or under investigations; but the stats are still shocking.

View this post on Instagram

🌱MIRCONUTRIENTS ON A VEGAN DIET BY @davidclearyveganpt . 👨‍🌾Vitamin A: known as beta carotene too. Found in lots of orange products like sweet potato, butternut squash and carrots. Plus leafy greens like spinach. . 🍋Vitamin C: citrus fruits like oranges, lemons, lime, peppers, kiwi, strawberries, pineapple plus surprisingly broccoli. . 🌞Vitamin D: not readily available in food, must be got from direct sunlight and/or supplements and certain fortified products like dairy free milks . So what do you do with this? Try and include 1 or 2 servings of each per day or supplement vitamin d if you live in a colder climate especially! . Let me know your favourite sources below ⬇️⬇️⬇️ . I'm now offering online training and nutrition coaching so check my stories if interested or DM me!

A post shared by VEGAN FITNESS(@davidclearyveganpt) on Sep 4, 2018 at 11:38am PDT

In South Africa, it’s not unimaginable that we would have a similar problem. Meat imported into SA goes through different stages of production, especially in territories where food safety standards vary.

Contamination can take place during the processing process of in the complex meat supply chain when meat changes hands and factories before it reaches our plates.