How to recognize fake beef with just one sheet of paper, everyone can do it

For beef that has been counterfeited from pork, if it is only distinguished by smelling the taste, it is unlikely. Instead, use a piece of paper or a wet towel to detect fake, real beef.

In the past few days, information about beef fake pork appearing in Hanoi has made many people worried. Because in addition to buying beef for processing into family dishes, many people have a habit of eating beef noodle soup, the more difficult it is to discover.

According to beef traders in some major wholesale markets in Hanoi, it is not difficult to fake pork into beef and it is very simple to discover fake beef.

Accordingly, in order to "turn" pork into beef , the traders have to use cow to dip pork to color the meat and also make the pork piece have a characteristic cow smell. In addition, the dealers can use some other additives to preserve the meat.

If you only need a wet towel, you can also identify the real beef, not fake beef.

Therefore, consumers who choose beef by traditional methods such as smelling cows or using elastic hands sometimes find it difficult to identify.

Ms. Hong, a long-time selling small-scale beef trader in Dich Vong wholesale market, is extremely annoyed by the information about fake pork and she is also willing to share "recipes" to face traffickers. .

According to Ms. Hong, when buying beef, it is best to ask the seller to take care of it, if it is fake pork, the middle part of the piece will be white because when soaking the cow, it will not be able to penetrate the whole beef. And if the cow is outside, it is elastic, when the meat is cut from the outside, there will be only one color.

In addition, women who buy beef can use their hands, use paper, or a strong wet towel once on a piece of beef to buy, if the piece of paper is wet with blood, and the color of the flesh is pale. fake. If true beef uses wet paper to wipe the surface of the meat will not be pale.

Related to this issue, Dr. Nguyen Khac Hien, Director of Hanoi Department of Health, said the Department of Health has asked the Police to coordinate and investigate to provide information to have a basis for handling violations. according to regulations and consumer protection. The Department of Health also worked with leaders of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Department of Industry and Trade, leaders of Bac Tu Liem and Phuc Tho district People's Committees on this issue.

Talking about beef fake pork, Dr. Nguyen Hung Long - Deputy Director of Department of Food Safety (Ministry of Health) said that basic beef fake pork has not affected health, but this is commercial fraud acts, it is necessary to strictly handle these violations.