The Office of Rosselkhoznadzor discovered dry-dried bear meat in a restaurant in Tyumen without the necessary veterinary accompanying documents.

In addition, there are no veterinary accompanying documents for dry-cured game ( MEAT of deer, roe deer, elk), which makes it impossible to determine the origin and traceability of the product, as well as establish its safety for humans.

Raw wild meat may contain helminths (parasitic worms), which are a source of trichinosis, a dangerous disease for humans. The main source of infection for humans is unheat-treated bear and wild boar meat. In order to kill the larvae of dangerous worms during cooking, it is necessary to cook the meat for 3-4 hours. Salting and smoking meat and lard does not kill Trichinella, since the muscle layers may contain a large number of larvae of this helminth. At low temperatures, worm larvae also remain in meat for 2 months to 1 year.

The ROSSELKHOZNADZOR Office issued a warning to the restaurant. Information about the identified violations was sent to the Office of Rospotrebnadzor for the Tyumen Region, as well as to the Institute of Regional Pathology for information.

For reference:

Trichinosis is a biohelminthiasis characterized by intoxication, damage to striated muscles and manifested by swelling of the eyelids and face, muscle pain, fever, and blood eosinophilia. In severe cases, toxic-allergic myocardium and meningoencephalitis develop. The causative agent of trichinosis is a dioecious helminth belonging to the class of roundworms.