In Britain legalized the consumption of meat animals tuberculosis

From England came the unusual news

news, frankly, extraordinary. About the English passion for beef has long been known. It is also known about the experimental approach to the development of British farming. Many species of animal disease was first detected for some reason the British Isles. The most recent example - spongiform encephalopathy of cattle - "mad cow disease». And

Post newspaper "Telegraph": the decision by the Ministry of Agriculture (in England it has a long name, short - DEFRA), the meat of cows that have been fixed tuberculosis, approved for use in food.

This is the meat of tens of thousands of cows which have been killed after they were diagnosed tuberculosis of cattle. Ministry authorized the use of meat in the diet. In this case, no special alerts the user does not receive. Such meat is obtained from about 28,000 head of cattle per year.

Big-box stores do not take the meat, and some processors and owners of small shops - please. All of this is recycled for cooking various dishes (such as fillings for pies) and, as noted by "The Telegraph", comes to schools, hospitals, military canteens.

DEFRA, it turns out, this earns £ 10 million a year, according to the publication. A ministry spokesman said, however, that the carcasses of tuberculous animals have to go through a thorough check.

Management Food Standards confirmed that cases of tuberculosis infection by eating such meat is not known. The risk is very low, even if not quite ready to eat meat, reassured there.

It also emerged that one is not specifically warn. When a representative of the Office of Standards asked whether you want to do it, she replied that all meat must be marked with a precise indication of the manufacturer. When the meat is certified as safe, no labeling is required. Meat, tested after slaughter ("post-mortem inspection» - the post mortem inspection), no additional markings are not required. If an inspection

carcasses showed signs of tuberculosis in more than one organ or more than one part of the carcass, it is declared unusable and destroyed. But if the symptoms of the disease are localized by one body, that part is cut, and the rest is considered suitable for food. So Inspection knows his stuff.

not clear one: declare that no human cases of infection, but every year in England, killing tens of thousands of badgers, as they say, the cows are infected with tuberculosis.

Tuberculosis is caused by bacteria called mikobakterium (Mycobacterium). A person can be a source of mikobakterium tuberkulezis, and in cattle - mikobakterium Bovis. However, the same bacteria can cause disease in humans.

In 2011 it was recorded almost 9,000 human cases of tuberculosis (the exact figure - 8 thousand 963. does not say, however, where - in the world or in England.) From 1994 to 2011. It was noted 570 cases of human tuberculosis animals (cattle).

Basically ill people are over 65 years old who ate the infected and non-pasteurized milk.

Source: "Peasant Gazette»