Are You Eating Dirty Ground Beef?
你吃的牛肉是否健康?
Every time you eat a burger, you could be getting a side of bacteria with it.
每次吃漢堡,你多少會攝入一些細菌。
According to a survey by Consumer Reports, most packages of ground beef in the grocery store
據《美國消費者報告》調查顯示,食品店出售的大部分袋裝牛肉
contain at least one type of bacteria that could make you sick.
含有至少一種可致病的細菌。
Researchers looked at 300 samples of ground beef from grocery stores in 26 cities across the United States.
研究人員從美國26個城市的食品店中收集了300份牛肉餡進行檢驗。
They included a range of leanness and cuts, from sirloin to chuck.
收集的樣品包括從牛腰椎到牛頸的各種瘦肉和切塊肉。
About 40% of the packages bore labels stating they were "organic" or that the cows had been grass-fed or had not been given antibiotics.
約40%的牛肉包裝及標簽上都標注著“有機”或天然牧草喂養或無抗生素成分。
The report also states that ground beef, like all meats, leads to a serious number of food borne illnesses each year.
報告還指出,與所有肉類一樣,牛肉餡也會引發嚴重的食源性疾病。