The protein, which contains no genetic material as bacteria or viruses do, resists heat, alcohol, boiling, ultraviolet light and ionizing radiation. The cattle were not fed with the bone meal. The chances of BSE are therefore extremely low. But reassurances aren't enough for some parents. The International School of Prague received enough complaints about beef from parents that the school's menu was altered in recent months.
Adults can pick from beef, pork, chicken or vegetarian dishes.
While still offering beef-based meals, the T.G. Masaryk elementary school in Prague 7 ensures that students have alternatives. Customer requests to leave out the beef hit home at Gastro Zofin catering. But even without fears about BSE, consumption of beef in the Czech Republic was already dropping. Pork reigns as the meat of choice and chicken is gaining. I never ate beef.