Source: Press Reports
LONDON, ENGLAND, July 8, 2002: Vast quantities of frozen chicken adulterated with beef proteins are reportedly being consumed in Britain, presenting the risk of madcow disease, a development that has outraged the Hindu community in the country. Beef proteins are added to make the chicken absorb extra water in a process called “tumbling” so that it can be sold for big profits. Thai and Brazilian chicken breasts have been doctored in Netherlands and imported into UK in this way for at least five years. Food safety authorities have been aware of the problem since 1997. But they have only recently developed DNA tests sophisticated enough to pinpoint the beef proteins. “It’s disgusting and a crime. People will not eat chicken if this is happening,” said Daayal Sharma, former president of the Hindu Cultural Society of Bradford. It’s also a lesson in why to be a vegetarian.