Grilled meat Far too often antibiotics and rotten meat in pork steaks

As soon as the temperatures start to rise, most of them grab the grill. A nice piece of meat, which is best already in a finished marinade, is bought in the supermarket. According to a recent study by the magazine "Ökotest", however, it is precisely these that are often heavily contaminated with germs. The testers took the popular pork neck steaks. The results are likely to be frightening.

The testers of Öko-Test have to examine a total of 13 pork neck steaks in three batches each. Their scary result: rotten meat, tons of bacteria and antibiotics! Only two organic products were rated "good". A total of nine times, the inspectors judged the barbecue meat as "insufficient".

Ökotest found mainly rotten meat in marinated grilled meat from the supermarket. Image: artfocus - fotolia

Most critically, the investigators found the paprika steaks from Aldi Nord, as they found residues of an antibiotic in the samples. Although the small amount is not directly harmful, but remains of drugs should not appear in food, so the conclusion to this product.

In four batches of meat from different manufacturers, the testers detected antibiotic-resistant germs, such as the dreaded MRSA and certain E. coli bacteria. The germs can also transfer their resistance to bacteria in the human gastrointestinal tract, emphasizes Öko-Test. However, the germ load itself is not acutely threatening.

Beware of rotten meat when buying marinated grilled meat
A particularly unappetizing discovery made the test team with two meat samples with pepper marinade Rewe: rotten meat! The products were already spoiled towards the end of the shelf life. Only the marinade faked it over. However, the discoloration and high bacterial count suggested a progressive decline. As Öko-Test reports, this would probably not have been noticed after the barbecue of the meat, as the spicy marinade would have masked the taste of the meat. A danger to the health but did not pass. Rotten meat is disgusting at best.

The marinades also offered cause for criticism. According to the eco-test, some contain flavorings and additives, even though they are labeled "free from ...".

In a total of eleven samples, the examiners found too high a bacterial load, indicating a lack of freshness. However, at the request of the testers, the manufacturers concerned stated that they complied with the legal requirements.

Öko-Test included raising and keeping the pigs in the assessment
In their assessment, the testers also took into account the husbandry conditions of the pigs from which the cheap grilled meat is made. "Pigs suffer for six months - from their birth to slaughter: The attitude of the roughly 60 million animals slaughtered annually in Germany is far from 'appropriate to the species'. And the industry is walling up; the abuses hardly want to admit it, "explains Öko-Test.

The deficiencies in the rearing of the animals were so serious that the examiners only awarded the grade "good" for two organic neck steaks. Nine times they distributed an "insufficient". (Ag)