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Does ground beef contain brain?

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Since 1997, stringent U.S. regulations have prohibited the use of high-risk cattle tissues, including brain and spinal cord, from entering the human food supply, a direct response to concerns surrounding Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). This means that commercially sold ground beef in the United States does not contain brain tissue.