Why can't horse meat be eaten?

Horse meat is edible. Horse meat is fresh and tender, with little fat, which contains unique delicacy and rich nutritional value. Has the effects of restoring liver function, preventing anemia, and enhancing human immunity. It is an important part of the cooking tradition in Europe, South America and many Asian countries.

The eight countries that eat the most horse meat consume about 4.7 million horses every year. Because the number of horses is small and the price is expensive, the market penetration rate is not as high as beef and mutton. Horse meat is rich in minerals such as protein, vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, zinc and selenium, and it is one of the famous traditional foods of Kazak people.

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Dutch national television 20 14 0 14 10/4 reported that more than 10,000 kilograms of horse meat found in France last June 12 was confirmed to enter the Dutch market. According to the information released by the Dutch government, this batch of horse meat is about 1. 1 000 kg, which comes from French horse slaughter centers, farm laboratories and personal channels. Although the horse meat was detected by the French authorities in June 5438+February last year, it eventually flowed into five meat products companies in the Netherlands.

The Dutch Food Safety Bureau said that it was investigating this, but these five meat products companies mixed these horse meats with other meat products and sold them completely in the market. The Food Safety Administration will continue to track customers through sales records and collect as much horse meat as possible, but there is no indication that this horse meat will pose a health risk to the public.

Last year, the horse meat storm swept across the European continent. In March of that year, France arrested several suspects after it was exposed that beef products were mixed with horse meat. After the Netherlands recalled 50,000 tons of beef sold to many European countries in April last year, the police also arrested some suspects on charges of "forgery and fraud".

People's Daily Online-The horse meat storm in the Dutch market has resurfaced, with more than 10000 kg of horse meat entering the market.

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