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Alberto Contador, a third time Tour de France winner, is blaming bad meat on testing positive for a banned substance in the competition.

Contador alleges he consumed beef contaminated with Clenbuterol, a substance sometimes given to cattle to increase their growth rate, which is also an asthma drug that some athletes use as a stimulant.

“It’s a case of food contamination in which I’m the victim,” Contador said,according to the Wall Street Journal. He told a radio station that people he had dined with had complained about the quality of the meat, which was brought for the team at a shop in Spain. If anti-doping officials in Spain find him guilty, Contador could lose his 2010 Tour de France title and be banned from cycling for 2 years. However, there is data that shows Contador and other people can be victims of cows who dope.

Back in 1991, the FDA was alerted that the drug, normally only possessed by veterinarians, was being used to gain competitive advantage in animals. The FDA states that Clenbuterol residues can cause heart and lung function problems for people who have eaten the liver or meat of animals given the drug. In addition, several short-term illnesses in Europe have been traced to people eating meat contaminated with Clenbuterol.

In Spain, where Contador consumed the meat, Clenbuterol controversy had reared its head several times. In two outbreaks in 1990, 135 people who consumed contaminated beef that was verified positive for Clenbuterol were hospitalized for symptoms of increased heart rate, muscular tremors, headache, nausea, fever, and chills. An earlier outbreak with similar symptoms made Clenbuterol a suspect, but nothing was confirmed.

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