Alpha-gal makes ingredient transparency a service at the meat counter

Alpha-gal syndrome is a food allergy that can occur after bites from certain ticks and can trigger reactions to mammalian meat and other products containing alpha-gal. Beef Checkoff notes that beef, pork, lamb, venison, gelatin made from beef or pork, broths, and fats such as lard, tallow or suet may be relevant. The publication places the issue at the intersection of consumer health and the meat chain.