Thread by @Sentient_Media

This week, investigators found that German #meat companies sold sausages made from bones.

The #livestock sector is highly secretive, hiding its practices from the public eye. As a result, many people don't know what animal products are made of, including these 8 examples.👇1/11

Many #ChickenNuggets contain very little actual meat.

Instead, they mostly consist of fat and other body parts, including #chicken nerves, bone, skin, and connective tissue. @iltaylorwriter reports. 2/11
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Few people know that #horse blood can be involved in the production of pork and beef.

Farmers across Europe use a hormone derived from pregnant mares to increase reproduction in pigs, #cows & other farmed animals. @KevanySophie reports via @guardian. 3/11
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Many people think that meat is the main ingredient of #HotDogs.

However, most hot dogs consist of water, fat, and a small amount of lower-grade #meat turned into sludge. @hemikim reports. 4/11
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Beef #burgers are made from minced muscle tissue that is often derived from multiple cows.

An investigation by @robferdman found that a single @McDonalds patty can contain the #meat of up to 100 cows. @TastingTable reports. 5/11
tastingtable.com/863664/the-une…

Candies such as #GummyBears often contain gelatin to give them their trademark chewy texture.

The #gelatin we most commonly eat is made from bones and other body parts of farmed animals such as cows and pigs. Grace Hussain reports. 6/11
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Cows' #milk and other dairy products often contain pus because many #dairy cows suffer from mastitis.

The @USDA states that "the average cup of milk produced in the US won't contain more than one drop of pus," @ashleygiov reports via @EatThisNotThat. 7/11
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The @USDA also doesn’t prevent companies from selling #chicken contaminated with salmonella.

The US food safety system is failing to bring down the incidence of #salmonella food poisoning, @bmyeung, @MichaelGrabell, @irenatfh, and @mrsimon22 report. 8/11
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A DNA study by @yalenus recently revealed that several brands of dog and #CatFood, including @whiskas_uk, sold meat from endangered and threatened #sharks.

None of the product labels listed shark meat as an ingredient, @JenMishler reports. 9/11
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Unlike the general public, meat workers know how #animal products are made.

A 2022 study found that meat sector employees avoid #meat at a higher rate than those working outside the industry because of health and safety concerns. @faunalytics 10/11
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Since 2018, Sentient Media has been delivering journalism on food systems issues.

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