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Human DNA Found In HotDogs

Not a big hot dog fan, being second generation European, not raised on hot dog or bologna meat. Still kids ate hot dogs.
 
...and that's why some call it "wonder meat", as in, "I wonder what kind of meat this is?" ;):)

A double check:

AI Overview

Yes, there is evidence that human DNA has been found in some hot dogs. A 2015 study by Clear Food found human DNA in 2% of the hot dog and sausage samples they tested. The study also found that 66% of the samples that tested positive for human DNA were vegetarian hot dogs.

The study, which analyzed 345 samples from 75 brands, did not specify which brands contained the human DNA or the exact source of the contamination.However, Clear Food reported that the DNA likely came from hair, skin, or nail fragments accidentally introduced during the manufacturing process. The study classified the presence of human DNA as a "hygienic issue" rather than a health concern.

In addition to human DNA, the study also found that some vegetarian hot dogs contained traces of meat and that some products contained ingredients not listed on the label.

So, looking at it another way, 98% of hot dog and sausage samples DID NOT contain human DNA.
 
"Clear Labs, a nonprofit group that analyzes food at the molecular level, looked at 345 hot dog and sausage samples marketed under 75 different brands and sold at 10 different retailers."

"The Clear Labs hot dog study found human DNA samples in 2 percent of the 345 hot dogs and sausages. Two-thirds of that human DNA was found in vegetarian hot dogs."

Human DNA found in some vegetarian hot dogs

"Human DNA found in the hot dogs was classified as a hygienic issue because human hair or skin dander likely got into the product during the manufacturing process, TruthOrFiction.com said the study reported. So, it's true that human DNA was found in hot dog samples - but that doesn't mean that consumers are cannibals as some of the more hysterical posts have claimed after the study was reported widely on media such as ABC News and USA Today.

DNA is not on the FDA's list of product defects, so the agency would likely decide what action needs to be taken on a "case-by-case basis" if it confirmed the report's findings."

Fact Check: Did they find human DNA in hot dogs?
 
I had considered going vegetarian or at least pescatarian if I ever had my own place. Now I have even more reason. Also, I now see that I need to leave out even the imitation meats.I really wish my dad was not so set on needing meat all the time.😳🤢🤮
 
FayetheAspie said:
I had considered going vegetarian or at least pescatarian if I ever had my own place. Now I have even more reason. Also, I now see that I need to leave out even the imitation meats.I really wish my dad was not so set on needing meat all the time.😳🤢🤮
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I am against eating any kind of dog, hot, cold or lukewarm. :cool:
 
Ya know, sometimes I get all wistful, thinking back on memories of better times....

Like 5 minutes ago when I hadnt seen any of this. I definitely miss 5 minutes ago.
 
Chonebox said:
FBI uncovers human remains at McDonald's meat supplier (September 2024)
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Hartee's Hamburgers:

In mid-1975, Willesee, a current affairs program on Channel 7, received a tip-off from Bankstown Council garbagemen that a hamburger restaurant at Bankstown had, on a regular basis, some very odd items in its dumpsters out the back. When reporters from the program went down to the Bankstown Hartee’s to investigate, they found that the bins outside were full of dog food cans. Further investigation revealed that the dog food was in fact being sliced into patties and used on the burgers at this particular location:
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The Hartee’s Saga, Part IV: The Shocking Conclusion – Bankstown, NSW

We had one across the road.
I ate there regularly when I was a kid.
The burgers tasted great. Yum. 😍

This may explain why I had a compulsion to howl on a regular basis. WOOF! 🤔
 
Jonn said:
Hartee's Hamburgers:


The Hartee’s Saga, Part IV: The Shocking Conclusion – Bankstown, NSW

We had one across the road.
I ate there regularly when I was a kid.
The burgers tasted great. Yum. 😍

This may explain why I had a compulsion to howl on a regular basis. WOOF! 🤔
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This reminds me of a random funny thing that happened maybe a year ago,

I went upstairs to the kitchen to get some water. Grab a cup (we use those red Solo cups, so they're in a stack), put it into the dispenser on the fridge (without looking carefully at the cup first), hit the button, pour water for a bit, done, okay, take a big gulp-

Uh oh, that didnt taste like water.

I look down at the cup to find that it's full of random floaty brown things. I did not enjoy this moment of discovery.

What was it? Dog food. It turned out that my stepmother had absentmindedly grabbed one of those cups to use to scoop dog food out of the awkward container to then pour into the dog bowls, and then she just put the blasted cup right back where it was.

I was not particularly pleased at this revelation. I tell ya though, a lesson was learned there. Always look at the cup. ALWAYS LOOK AT THE CUP.

You'd think I'd already know to do that, after the "spiders in the soda" incidents, but apparently I dont do the learning thing very well.
 
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