The Wisconsin Department of Health has called on local residents to stop eating traditional raw minced meat dishes: the so-called “tiger meat”, “steak tartare” and “cannibal sandwiches.” A post about this appeared on the official agency’s website .
Officials have asked Wisconsin residents to abandon the holiday tradition of eating raw ground beef, which has caused the state to have eight outbreaks of intestinal infections since 1986. Doctors warned Americans that with raw meat, pathogenic bacteria such as Salmonella, E.coli, Campylobacter and Listeria can enter their bodies. The authors of the appeal noted that it does not matter where lovers of raw minced meat buy it, in any case, it should be cooked at a temperature not lower than 160 degrees Celsius.
Health officials added that more than 150 people were admitted to hospitals in December 1994 after eating raw beef.
The address of officials caused misunderstanding among some residents of the state. “No, no matter how much I respect the health department, I’ve been eating minced meat since I was six. And I won’t stop. And this is not ‘holiday food’, this is’ the food I want and I will eat it any day.” , – wrote in the comments to the post in Facebook Trevor LaRene. He was supported by Richard Bell , who said that he has been eating raw dishes for over 60 years minced meat and does not intend to abandon the family tradition.