Why is there tainted meat in Russia and Mexico?

[.!WAR MIKEY!.]

It's illegal and they do crack down on it but some ranchers are willing to take the risk.

well same shit in teh U.S., farmers do what they think they can get away with.

[DeadLikeMe]

Because Floyd Mayweather obviously, do you even NSB?

[ShoulderRoll]

Less regulations = more lee way in what farmers can and cant do. Whos to say they are right or wrong. U.S. allows GMO while others countries have a ban on it etc etc.

I'm definitely not a fan of GMOs.

But it's rare to hear a US athlete blame tainted meat for testing positive for PEDs.

[j0zef]

Different countries have different standards when it comes to things. Countries with high levels of poverty (Russia, India, Mexico, etc) are worried about feeding their citizens. Once you get past that point, then you can worry about setting up Whole Foods and trying to eat well.

Have you never been outside of the US?

[Rip Chudd]

Wtf is povetkin eating Carne asada tacos for

It was a Chimichanga

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

In Mexico, they want the cows to be strong and cut, no pun intended but that's why they eject them with steroids so the meat is more tender. Probably the same reason in russia.

How does this even make sense?

Have you ever tried eating horse (who are strong and cut) meat? That meat is hard af and if you dunno how to cook it, it is not very enjoyable to eat.

[deathofaclown]

The meat here in the UK is meant to be bad, although they rarely mention it. However, as a British person, if you wish to donate blood in a foreign country, many of them won't allow it if you have consumed British beef within x amount of years. Obviously we had the big issue with Bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Cows, however it's not just because of that. Many people feel the meat in the UK is very contaminated.

[Wolfie*]

How does this even make sense?

Have you ever tried eating horse (who are strong and cut) meat? That meat is hard af and if you dunno how to cook it, it is not very enjoyable to eat.

Google it. They do it to enhance their live stock.

[The Gambler1981]

Steroids allow for bigger healthier animals, and bigger healthier cows mean more money per cow. If regulations are lax that is a boundary that ranchers will push because it is something that has been done for a long time proven to work as intended.

They can leach into the meat but for most people it really doesn't matter because it is trace amounts, unless a person is eating an absolute ton of beef the amount of steroid taken in can be dealt with by the body naturally. It might have long term consequences but eating red meat has long term consequences which one will get you first?

[The Gambler1981]

So if a Mexican boxer gets popped for Clenbuterol which is a favorite of cattle producers in Mexico it at least makes some sense.

Osterine to my knowledge wouldn't be used in cattle because they would use a real steroid like Clenbuterol not a less effective synthetic that is more expensive.