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Clenbuterol use in Livestock targeted in Mexico
Mexican health authorities are finally making a crackdown on cattle merchants who use the banned substance clenbuterol to make the meat from livestock less fatty.
The effort was initiated after clenbuterol turned up in the urine of 109 players from various countries taking part in the Under-17 soccer world championship, an event hosted by Mexico in June and July.
From Latino.foxnews.com:Authorities have been combating the use of clenbuterol in cattle, but the importance of doing so took on new relevance during the soccer tourney.
To prevent further such incidents now that Mexico is playing host to the Pan American Games, the government is taking tougher measures against the use of clenbuterol, Arriola said.
Authorized in some countries as a bronchodilator for people suffering from asthma, clenbuterol is prohibited by the International Olympic Committee and other global sporting bodies.
“Steps taken by the Mexican government have reduced the number of cases of such contamination from 555 in 2005 to 89 in 2010,” Mikel Arriola, director of the Federal Commission for Protection against Health Risks, said in a conference call to Mexican Soccer Federation headquarters.
The effort was initiated after clenbuterol turned up in the urine of 109 players from various countries taking part in the Under-17 soccer world championship, an event hosted by Mexico in June and July.
From Latino.foxnews.com:Authorities have been combating the use of clenbuterol in cattle, but the importance of doing so took on new relevance during the soccer tourney.
To prevent further such incidents now that Mexico is playing host to the Pan American Games, the government is taking tougher measures against the use of clenbuterol, Arriola said.
Authorized in some countries as a bronchodilator for people suffering from asthma, clenbuterol is prohibited by the International Olympic Committee and other global sporting bodies.
“Steps taken by the Mexican government have reduced the number of cases of such contamination from 555 in 2005 to 89 in 2010,” Mikel Arriola, director of the Federal Commission for Protection against Health Risks, said in a conference call to Mexican Soccer Federation headquarters.
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