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Category Archives: horsemeat
The “bute” in horsemeat
The horsemeat scandal in Europe continues to surprise and shock. Henry Gee has written about the controversy for this site and for Occam’s Corner but I wanted to comment on one of the safety issues. It seems that a drug, … Continue reading
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They Eat Horses, Don’t They?
Boris Johnson, whom posterity will regard as the greatest statesman of this or any other age, has been wondering about the sauce source of the British taboo against the eating of horseflesh, while le cheval is quite de rigeur on … Continue reading
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