Meat Unfit for Food
Meat is often rendered dangerous to health by the adulterating processes through which it is put. There are many ways in which meat may be adulterated. (See table under Food Adulteration.)
Slightly spoiled meat is a great source of danger. It is very difficult to recognize spoiled meat, even though the deteriorating processes which have taken place are great enough to injure the health of those who eat it. We are not referring to decomposed meat, for it is a very easy matter to recognize this by its offensive odor. The appearance may not thoroughly be affected by even the most serious infection of the deadly poisons. However, inspectors are supposed to reject meat that does not possess the raw, fresh appearance, or meat from which any amount of fluid of an abnormal color exudes upon pressure.