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Food health

chemical GMO feeds, steroids,

injections and hybrids which
substituted taste for weight,
ultimately destroying the

unique taste of Zimbabwean
commercially grown meat.

The beef used to have yellow
fat, thanks to carotene from

grass feeding, but it has now
been replaced by nasty-tasting
white fat from GMO yellow

grain imported from South
Africa and Brazil.

This grain is laced with cancer
causing pesticides (glyphosate,

Neo-nicotinoids and Drexin),
along with growth hormones, fed meat, even obtaining the chemical-filled meat, unless
vaccines, medicines and Karoo stamp to distinguish its we purchase it from villagers

steroids, all giving the meat a organic Karoo meat from the who grow organic produce
synthetic flavor and texture. Concentrated Feed Operation traditionally.
junk.
The chicken (even commercially It’s crucial to develop the
raised hardbody) has become The question we must ask is, why Muzarabani Organic Meat

tasteless, resembling inedible did we Zimbabweans who used Brand and ensure Innscor does
hybridized plastic, and the to love good food, let Innscor not interfere with it, as they
quality of eggs has deteriorated dominate and industrialize our have with most of Zimbabwean

and now they are tasteless with food value-chain and destroy food.
a chlorinated flavor. our unique advantage of good
tasting meat, by taking shortcuts Innscor has stripped us of our
If we continue down this path, and using steroids? best-tasting beef, chicken and
Zimbabwe will never regain its pork niche brand status, making

status as an exporter of quality Furthermore, why don’t we as us leaders in low-cost, low-
meat. Zimbabweans have a choice quality meat production in the
of more expensive, grass-fed region, through hybridization

South Africa, on the other hand organic meats in Zimbabwe? and the use of steroids and
is improving, offering more Currently, our only option is chemicals.
variety and better-tasting grass- expensive, cancer causing,

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