I usually always buy meat from the same trusted supermarket. I know the sellers, I know the quality – there were never any problems. But that day, on my way home, I stopped at another store. I thought: no problem – meat is meat everywhere. I grabbed a piece of beef for dinner without thinking twice. 

In the evening, while preparing it, I rinsed the meat under water as usual. Suddenly, something seemed odd: inside the fibers I noticed a hard, foreign object.  At first I thought it was a piece of bone or tendon, but when I cut deeper, I saw it was something else entirely…  When I realized what it was, I was absolutely horrified 

I’m sharing this so you’ll be more careful when buying meat in unfamiliar places. More in the first comment 

I carefully pulled out the object and realized that inside my meat was a small sensor – it looked like a tracker or part of a device.

Just imagine: if I hadn’t noticed it in time, we could have cooked and eaten it together as a family. The consequences are hard to even imagine – the metal could have injured the esophagus or stomach, not to mention possible toxic materials.

Later I searched for information and found out that sometimes such sensors are used on large farms and slaughterhouses to track animals or monitor transport conditions.

But normally, they are supposed to be removed before the meat is sold. How a piece of such a device ended up in the meat I bought remains a mystery.

Now I understand: we often trust food without thinking about where it comes from. But by chance, you can come across something truly dangerous.

Luckily, I noticed it before the meat made it to the table. That’s why I want to warn everyone: be careful!

Always buy food only from trusted places, and check it before cooking. Your family’s health and safety depend on such little things.