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Two points:

What amount of a banned substance IS permissible in human food products? Would "Swiss officials" say that 1.7 micrograms of cyanide per kilogram of meat was safe, knowing that the species was ROUTINELY given cyanide? I doubt it, because the amount that shows up is totally uncontrolled, and that is the point.

Secondly, this article (http://www.petmd.com/news/care-safety/nws_hr_Swiss_stores_withdraw_horsemeat_after_cruelty_scandal%20#.UTTwNYWRo9k) states "Most Swiss supermarkets on withdrew horsemeat products from their shelves last week, not due to the spiraling fake labeling scandal but over allegations of cruel conditions on farms where horses are bred for meat." Bute is far from the only issue here. Every aspect of horse slaughter for human consumption reflects a third world barbaric attitude toward service animals. Presumably the Swiss will swiftly set things right.