Don’t eat the beef! Mexican soccer players test positive, blame it on food
A. Isaac 
In the last few years, it’s become quite popular for athletes to blame their positive drug tests on some strange occurrences. Floyd Landis said a few shots of liquor was responsible for an elevated testosterone level during the Tour de France (apparently, Floyd’s never heard of “whiskey dick”), Barry Bonds said it was a topical Omega 3 cream, and Roger Clemens blamed it on a B12 shot.
We thought we had heard every excuse under the sun—that is, until last year, when cyclist Alberto Contador used the “contaminated food” argument. Now, it’s true, you CAN actually test positive for a banned substance by eating a bad steak or chicken. In fact, right now in Mexico they’re having an issue with Clenbuterol in food. So those Mexican soccer players you’ve heard about who came away with dirty tests, yea well, turns out, it was the carne asada…maybe.
Decio de Maria, the secretary general of the Mexican soccer federation, said Ochoa and Rodriguez — two starters for Mexico in last year’s World Cup— tested positive for clenbuterol. Also testing positive were three role players: defender Edgar Duenas and midfielders Christian Bermudez and Antonio Naelson “Sinha.”
De Maria said he believes the positive results come from the players eating contaminated beef. Last July, Tour de France champion Alberto Contador also tested positive for the banned anabolic agent and said he consumed the drug in contaminated beef.
I don’t know about you, but I’m probably going to think twice about getting my steak less than well done next time I make a trip south of the border. Enjoy your lunch!
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