by Long Island Attorney Paul A. Lauto, Esq.
Vegans and Vegetarians alike, have long professed that eating meat is bad for your health. Conversely, meat lovers have claimed that one needs to eat meat because it has protein and that the FDA makes sure our food is safe for consumption.
Among the plethora of inferior feed and potentailly dangerous drugs given to conventional cattle bred for consumption in the U.S., is a drug called Zilmax. Zilmax is a beta-agonist drug given to conventional cattle in the weeks before slaughter, in an effort to increase bulk and weight. The drug can quickly add up to 30 pounds of meat to a cow and up to 7 pounds to a pig. The FDA, with all its rules and regulations, says it is safe for consumers.
Notwithstanding the FDA's declaration of safety, Zilmax is currently banned for use in horses due to serious side effects involving the heart, muscles, liver, kidneys and blood chemistry. Ractopamine, another beta-agonist, is also used in the US, even though it’s been banned in 160 other countries due to its potential health hazards. Zilmax is approximately 125 times more potent than Ractopamine.
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