Is it safe to eat bone marrow?

[srd]

I adore roasted bone marrow on toast, usually with a simple parsley salad.

BUT - is it safe to eat? The marrow bones I buy are from an organic supplier, sourced from cattle raised and slaughtered in the UK.

Am I at risk from CJD?

[Peter Pedant]

yes it is dafe to eat bone marrow

no you are not at risk from CJD

yes it is good for you.

andfinally - there is no evidence for or against for any of these statements

Good eating!

[BenDToy]

According to the latest stats you are more likely to win the lottery than contract CJD. Make of it what you will!

[Greedyfly]

That has really turned my stomach but you learn something new everyday

[srd]

I can see the point 'they' are trying to make by comparing likelihood of contracting horrific disease with winning millions of pounds, but the point is people DO win the lottery - regularly - which makes it not so reassuring a comparison...

[Peter Pedant]

No its a standard way of describing risk (one of 'them' writes)

If something has a fifty fifty chance of occurring you (one) or 'they' commonly describe it as a toss of a coin. CJD is so uncommon as not to worry about it from Bone Marrow.

v CJD - its only about 100 cases so far, and there have been a few thousand big lottery winners. Clearly getting one is much more fun than getting the other.

[BLACK]

Please tell me where you get your marrow from in th UK? ([email protected])