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From: rccall@dartvax.UUCP (R. Christian Call)
Newsgroups: net.cooks
Subject: Re: Parasites in raw meat
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Date: Mon, 14-May-84 17:50:28 EDT
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Posted: Mon May 14 17:50:28 1984
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I'm posting this for a friend of mine.  No flames, please.
Hope you find it enjoyable/informative.
 
I hate to break this to you; however, it was broken rather forcefully
to my family.  Adults are NOT immune from parasites and don't let anyone
try to convince you that things such as trichinosis have been eradicated
in this country.  While the British, (I believe), do check their meat to
make sure that there are no worms in the meat and cook any infested meat
before selling it, the USA chooses not to do so.  My mother "should have"
died according to her doctors, but she lucked out.  There are similar,
(and much worse), diseases that one can get from beef and other types of
meat.  SO... if you like to eat raw meat, (and I must confess that I still
like raw bacon), you MUST get it from a deli which is known to either
check their meats or buy them from someone who does.