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Most cattle are raised in cramped lots, where they wade through several feet of mud and feces all day. They are fed corn products instead of grasses, which of course the stomachs of cattle naturally can't digest. To counter this, they are fed large amounts of antibiotics to keep them standing and thus fufill the standard of being "healthy" enough for slaughter.
The leftover junk byproducts after slaughter used to be mixed right back into their feed. Cows eating rotten parts of cows. That's how "mad cow disease" developed.
When the beef is ground for sale, parts from cattle all over the are mixed together. Who knows what condition farmer Juan's cattle were in before it got shipped over. Who cares? The testers just take a little swab and call it inspected.
To counter this, um, recipe for contamination, the ground beef is mixed with large amounts of ammonia and other chemicals in a concoction called "pink slime", which has been deemed safe for child consumption the FDA.
Enjoy.
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