牛肉を偽った馬肉(ヨーロッパ諸国)(01 of03)
Open Image ModalThe ongoing horsemeat scandal has disrupted the food chain in a major way throughout Europe. Horsemeat has been found in various meat products sold in Europe ranging from burgers to frozen lasagna. Arrests have been made, innocence has been claimed and a lot of unrest and conversations about global food safety have resulted. (credit:Getty)
メラミンで汚染された牛乳(中国)(02 of03)
Open Image ModalChina has had a slew of issues with tainted milk for the past several years. The scandal came to light in 2008 when at least six children died after consuming milk that contained melamine, an industrial chemical that causes kidney stones in children. Transparency was a huge issue in this scandal, as it was discovered that authorities investigated a dairy for a year before going public with the information about tainted products.\n\nIn more recent years, other problems with China\'s milk have continued to arise. (credit:Alamy)
BSE(英国)(03 of03)
Open Image ModalMad cow disease was first discovered in the mid-1980s in the U.K. It wreaked havoc on the beef industry, and caused at least 80 deaths. There have been a few incidents of mad cow disease in the U.S. as well, one as recent as last year. The effects of mad cow are still present -- anyone that spent at least three months in the UK between January 1, 1980, and December 31, 1996 is not able to donate blood. (credit:AP)