Doesn't surprise me really. Dare say we have all seen the bullray that is passed off as scollaps or leather jacket fillets boiled with crab and mixed in. In the US they used to feed the cattle cement dust in their food in the final weeks to add weight to the carcas.
Australia is one of the last countries where it is still legal to use hormones in beef. It is a natural growth hormone found in beef that is concentrated and implanted just under the skin to release slowly, results are 35% faster growth! Another thing I learnt is that is you feed cattle just grain as in feed lots they will die if turned to pasture later!
I am lucky, I raise my on beef purely on pasture and pasture hay and kill on farm, no meat glue etc here and the meat is fantastic.
