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For example, in the United States, beef fat may be added to hamburger but not to ground beef if the meat is ground and packaged at a USDA-inspected plant. [note 1] In the U.S., a maximum of 30% fat by weight is allowed in either hamburger or ground beef. The allowable amount in France is 5 to 20% (15% being used by most food chains).
The beef hormone controversy or beef hormone dispute is a disagreement over the use of growth hormones in beef production. In 1989, the European Communities banned the import of meat that contained artificial beef growth hormones, [a] although they were approved for use in the United States. In 2003 estradiol-17β was permanently banned, while ...
The laws on foodstuffs of animal origin in Switzerland explicitly list equines as an animal type allowed for the production of food. [108] Horse steak is widely offered in restaurants. A marinated, smoked deli meat specialty known as Mostbröckli is made here with beef or horse meat. Horse meat is also used for a range of sausages in the German ...
Hamburger profile showing the typical ingredients: bread, vegetables, and ground meat. Open hamburger with cheese and fries served in an American diner. Evidence suggests that the United States was the first country where two slices of bread and a ground beef patty were combined into a "hamburger sandwich" and sold. There is some controversy ...
Veal is the meat from calves, often dairy breeds. A cut of veal shank. Veal carcasses at the Rungis International Market, France (2011) Veal is the meat of calves, in contrast to the beef from older cattle. Veal can be produced from a calf of either sex and any breed; however, most veal comes from young male calves of dairy breeds which are not ...
More recent FAO figures (2009) have taken the earlier discrepancy into account, resulting in a significantly lower 95.2 kg (210 lb) for Denmark (13th in the world). [7][8] When further adjusted for loss, calculations by DTU Fødevareinstituttet suggest the actual consumption was 48 kg (106 lb) per adult. [8]
A horse in a field next to mountains. The 2013 horse meat scandal was a food industry scandal in parts of Europe in which foods advertised as containing beef were found to contain undeclared or improperly declared horse meat —as much as 100% of the meat content in some cases. [1] A smaller number of products also contained other undeclared ...
Culture of France. French wines are usually made to accompany French cuisine. French cuisine is the cooking traditions and practices from France. In the 14th century, Guillaume Tirel, a court chef known as "Taillevent", wrote Le Viandier, one of the earliest recipe collections of medieval France. In the 17th century, chefs François Pierre La ...