More on tainted beef in Mexico
Posted: 21 Oct 2011 03:54 PM PDT
If anyone clings to the belief that Mexican beef is safe from banned substances, new evidence is here to shake their faith.
I’ve been out of Mexico this week doing reporting in the southern U.S. But I can’t help make mention of the news from the international soccer federation known as FIFA, the World Anti-Doping Agency and Mexico’s own Secretariat of Health.
Turns out that massive numbers of teenage athletes who came to Mexico in June and July to compete in the Under-17 World Cup tested positive for clenbuterol, a steroid-like substance used by ranchers to bulk up their cattle before slaughter.
In an announcement this week, the groups said 109 players tested positive for clenbuterol presence in their urine. The groups aren’t taking any action against the players because at this point it’s widely known that Mexico _ like China _ is rife with tainted animal products. The positive tests came for players from 19 of the 24 squads competing in the World Cup.
Click here to read a story I did on this back in June. I wrote is shortly after five members of Mexico’s national team tested positive for clembuterol.
Tourists take note: When you come to Mexico, if you eat beef, you are likely to be ingesting clenbuterol. I, for one, am trying not to eat meat in Mexico. Just remember: These Under-17 soccer players were only in Mexico a short time, yet they still tested positive. If you live in Mexico, likely levels in your body are higher.
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