If you are of Japanese descent, you can get around the ban. For example, you could become a “person of Japanese ancestry” and provide your passport to the federal government. Before doing so, seek an attorney’s advice.
If you are not of Japanese descent, then you can contact the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), which is filing a lawsuit against USDA on behalf of its member cattlemen. NCBA believes this law is unconstitutional and that a federal court should strike it down. However, the odds are against them in court because they do not have enough money to fight USDA on the legal matter alone.
In addition to being illegal under U.S. law, eating horsemeat has been listed as a risk factor for certain diseases, including EHV-1 (Equine herpes virus 1) and BSE (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy). One concern associated with consuming horsemeat is that it might be used in horse race betting or drug smuggling operations involving equines (horses). In addition to EHV-1 and BSE, there have been reports of many other diseases transmitted from horses, including scrapie, West Nile virus, measles, blackleg ( bovine leukoencephalopathy ), and chronic wasting disease.
Takeaway: Be aware of what you put into your body
Outline of the post: There is no reliable evidence showing that consuming any meat from equines will pose health risks for human consumption
- The ban was imposed because the meat from Japanese cattle is considered to be mutilated.
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture set a rule in 2011 making it illegal for imports of “deviant” cattle to enter the country.
- The USDA ban was subsequently expanded and includes beef, elk, reindeer meat, and horsemeat that humans or animals eat.
- Be aware of what you put into your body.
The ban was imposed because the meat from Japanese cattle is considered to be mutilated.
The ban was imposed because the meat from Japanese cattle is considered to be mutilated. The ban was imposed because the core from Japanese cattle is considered inedible. The ban was imposed because the meat from Japanese cattle is considered unsafe.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture set a rule in 2011 making it illegal for imports of “deviant” cattle to enter the country.
The USDA bans deviant cattle, defined by the USDA as any animal that has been “abnormally altered or modified for nontherapeutic reasons.” This includes:
The USDA ban was subsequently expanded and includes beef, elk, reindeer meat, and horsemeat that humans or animals eat.
The USDA ban was subsequently expanded and includes beef, elk, reindeer meat, and horsemeat eaten by humans or animals.
The USDA ban was imposed because the meat from Japanese cattle is considered to be mutilated.
The USDA banned unprocessed wagyu beef from entering American markets in 2016 after determining it could cause food poisoning in humans due to “wet aging” practices where bacteria growths on uncooked meats are dangerous for human consumption (1).
Be aware of what you put into your body.
If you’re a food lover, you must know what you put into your body. When eating meat at all-you-can-eat buffets, remember that the beef is often imported from Japan or South Korea (the two countries have been accused of exporting mistreated livestock). You can also opt for chicken wings instead; though these may not be organically raised, they’re still just as delicious and much less controversial than anything from overseas.
If drinking water isn’t enough for you—and why would it be?—consider buying bottled spring water instead of tap water: its purity will be assured by government standards and testing methods overseen by international bodies like World Health Organization (WHO) and Food Standards Agency (FSA). Many brands are available online if this seems too pricey; make sure they’re labeled “naturally occurring minerals” rather than fluoridated ones when researching what kind.
Knowing where your food comes from is critical, but so is knowing where precisely those ingredients come from before eating them!
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