alan14

'dangerous levels of veterinary drugs'

'Bute' is not a veterinary drug exclusively. It was used in humans so a lot is known about it and how very rarely it causes problems. And, it is extremely unlikely that the levels would be 'dangerous'.

as OTT_B says, most people are shrugging off the horsemeat story so the scare-mongers have been forced to try and find another angle.

I like many of you have eaten horse meat and I liked it. What I don't like is the bland tasteless burgers and minced meat and tough old steak we get from supermarkets. If you want good quality then you need to buy from a butcher, a local one with a good reputation. There are also some bigger scale suppliers usually Scottish that will do fast delivery in dry ice packaging, superb UK produced steaks and burgers made from cows. the problem is as always cost so it has now become a special treat to have a decent bit of meat. I eat the crap my wife gets from the supermarket cos that's what we do.

I get my occasional purchases of beef burgers from my local butcher, sometimes I have had to wait while he finishes making them if he has had a run on them. I must admit to double standard though, when I am at a agricultural show I eat anything that is going providing I can see it being cooked.

If your eating 500-600 burgers a day , I think a little bit of BUTE is the last thing you need to be worrying about !