And not just burgers — any beef.
A new regulation in North Carolina bans restaurants from serving any beef that isn’t fully cooked. That means residents of the state can no longer order a steak medium rare.
The reasoning behind the law is to prevent restaurants from serving food that could potentially be infected with bacteria like E. coli. Cooking beef all the way through kills potentially harmful bacterial intruders.
But, according to many, it also ruins beef.
Said resident Steven Elliot, who says he likes to order his burgers “bloody”:
“I don’t believe in a nanny state when it comes to food. I don’t like the government telling us what we can and cannot eat.”
Most restaurants are reportedly still serving rare burgers to patrons they trust, but they’re breaking the law by doing so.
This feels like a bit too strict of a law! We understand that it’s important to regulate food to make sure it’s safe for consumption, but dictating how restaurants cook their meals seems VERY restrictive!
What do U think?
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