What about food safety? Do implants have any effect on the beef I produce?
Many consumers ask about the hormone content of beef and may suspect there is some danger in implanted beef. As beef producers, we need to know the facts about hormones in foods and how implanting affects the production of beef. Both the USDA and WHO/FAO of the United Nations have declared beef from implanted animals to be safe. Researchers continue to study and monitor the effects of all the various types of estrogen-like compounds from plants and animal sources. To date no evidence of any appreciable risk has been found.
Steak Dinner
Estrogen from
8 oz steak 2 to 3 nanograms
Estrogen production in humans
All humans produce estrogens continuously and secrete them into the bloodstream.
- Man 136,000 nanograms per day
- Woman (not pregnant) 480,000 nanograms per day
- Pregnant woman 20,000,000 nanograms per day
For
more information on estrogens in food
U.S
National Food Safety Database
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