When Did Britain Stop Eating Horse Meat?
1930s - Horsemeat was eaten in Britain until the 1930s but has remained firmly off the menu ever since - despite the entreaties of Gordon Ramsay. Five years ago, the French-trained chef said: "I've eaten horse", before extolling its virtues as a nutritious meat packed with protein, iron and Omega 3 fatty acids.
Horse meat is commonly eaten in many countries in Europe and Asia. It is not a generally available food in some English-speaking countries such as the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, Ireland, the United States, and English Canada.
Horse meat - Wikipedia
Why did we stop eating horse meat?
U.S. horse meat is unfit for human consumption because of the uncontrolled administration of hundreds of dangerous drugs and other substances to horses before slaughter. horses (competitions, rodeos and races), or former wild horses who are privately owned. slaughtered horses on a constant basis throughout their lives.
Toxicity of Horse Meat
Why is horse meat not eaten in the UK?
Horsemeat in the UK is not illegal, and any risk to health identified by authorities stems from the horse painkiller 'bute' making its way into the food chain. The health risk is described as "very low", however the social taboo of eating the meat is substantial.
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