Human DNA found in some vegetarian hot dogs

Credit:: UNILAD
Credit:: UNILAD

Is it true that a study found that some hot dog brands contained human DNA?

Hot dogs haven’t received much love lately. One study found that wieners, bacon, and other processed meats probably contribute to cancer, and now news of this study comes out.

Well, it is true that human DNA was found in about 2 percent of hot dogs that were analyzed in one study, TruthOrFiction.com reported.

Clear Labs, a nonprofit group that analyzes food at the molecular level, looked at 345 hot dog and sausage samples marketed under 75 different brands and sold at 10 different retailers.

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The Clear Labs hot dog study found human DNA samples in 2 percent of the 345 hot dogs and sausages. Two-thirds of that human DNA was found in vegetarian hot dogs.

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