Transgender if you eat a lot of super lean pork

Not only in China but also in Vietnam, there are many samples of pork infected with clenbuterol (super-lean toxin) that confuses consumers. At the markets, most of the pork is sold in lots of lean, low fat. So is this true poisonous pork mentioned above? How to distinguish between lean and poisoned pigs?

Clenbuterol is often concentrated in animal organs

Before the news that China published many positive pork samples with clenbuterol growth hormone and there have been hundreds of people hospitalized recently, Associate Prof. Dr. Nguyen Duy Thinh, Institute of Biotechnology & Food , University Hanoi Polytechnic said pork containing clenbuterol is not new.

In Vietnam, there were previously many samples of pork tested that contained this substance and because of its danger, people banned it. However, due to economic benefits, this kind of substance is easy to buy, low price, easy to use, so farmers do not hesitate to mix in food so that pigs gain weight quickly, turn fat into lean, fresh meat color .

Buy pork in the market, choose a piece of fresh meat, a firm and firm mass of meat.

This powder is an adrenal stimulant, regulates animal growth, promotes muscle development and accelerates fat dissolution, minimizing fat formation in the body, leaving only one layer very thin. Eating this type of pig is especially dangerous to consumers' health. However, our difficulty is not strictly controlling the stages in both livestock and slaughtering, veterinary examination also does not test this substance, so consumers who buy poisonous meat also do not know.

The consumption of pork containing stimulants to gain weight in the long term will accumulate substances that increase in the body easily lead to metabolic disorders such as weight gain, obesity, even sex change, loss of resistance, Spongy bones are very dangerous.

According to Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Cong Khan, Director of the Department of Food Safety and Hygiene, Ministry of Health, clenbuterol in cattle and poultry meat can cause cancer complications and poisoning (muscle tremor, heart attack, heart rapid beating, hypertension, dizziness); Clenbuterol will damage the nervous system, circulatory system, even lethal. This substance is often concentrated in internal organs such as the heart, liver, kidney, lungs . of infected animals .

Avoid buying meat with high humidity

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Duy Thinh analyzed, currently, most of the pork sold in the market is very lean and people cannot know which meat is safe. In fact, there is a super lean pig breed in livestock and this kind of meat is not like pork meat "super lean powder". If you look carefully, you will find that the pork meat that is 'super lean powder' has a high volume of water, the meat has a high moisture content, the cross-section of the flesh is not smooth, the grain is short, smooth, poor firmness (due to fat tissue lean tissue). Meat is low in fat, lean close to the skin. At the shoulder muscles, the thighs show an unusual amount of growth, the flesh is raised, the red color is similar to the red color of the beef.

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Duy Thinh advised, it is best to buy only meat with clear origin. When buying, you should choose a fresh piece of meat, the membrane is dry, not viscous, odor and color is normal, the flesh is solid, with high elasticity, fingers are pressed into the meat to create a dent but leave no trace when lifting your finger. The flesh fibers are all.

At the end of January 2011, Veterinary Department of Ho Chi Minh City conducted a survey on 6 districts with nearly 500 samples of pork being sold at markets and meat in some of the slaughterhouses. Results have nearly 30% of samples infected with clenbuterol. Notably, all of the meat has been marketed and consumed.