While the World Health Organization has sparked responses from the meat sector, the hot dog industry is fighting back against another report.
This time around, a report by Clear Labs claims human DNA has been found in two percent of hot dogs.
The California-based company report is described as an “online food guide for consumers.”
Meatingplace reports the guide highlights the results of tests on 345 hot dogs and sausages from 75 different brands sold at 10 retailers.
According to the report, the majority, two-thirds of the human DNA samples were found in vegetarian hot dogs, not conventional meat hot dogs.
The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council told Meatingplace “as we all see when we watch CSI, DNA can be everywhere.
It’s easy to leave a human trail behind.
Yet, of all the samples tested, only one meat hot dog showed any evidence of human DNA and that was at the cellular level.”
The Hot Dog and Sausage Council criticized the company for providing what limited information on its methodology.
