Several experts support the affirmation that a person may test positive for Clenbuterol due to consumption of contaminated meat

The professional cyclist Alberto Contador who won the 2010 Tour de France tested positive for Clenbuterol. Quantities of this substance in his body were extremely small. They were 40 times less than its minimum standard of the detection ability. But the World Anti-Doping Agency lacks tolerance totally when it comes to this medicine. Any quantity of this medicine uncovered in an athlete’s body causes ban.
Alberto Contador claims that the positive for Clenbuterol is caused by meat contaminated with this substance. Some experts believe him, since the quantity detected in his urine are very small. Nonetheless, Alberto Contadorwas banned.
Douwe de Boer, anti-doping expert of Contador’s defense team, points out that he becomes disappointed in the WADA’s decision day by day. This expert notes that he seems as if the WADA were glad to ban innocent athletes but not to catch cheaters.
The expert Zhao Jian of China’s Anti-Doping Agency says that an individual may test positive from contaminated meat. It isn’t just saying. This statement is scientifically proven. The expert Detlef Thieme from Germany supports this statement too. He assures that nobody may doubt about it.
Wilhelm Schaenzer of the Laboratoty for Doping Analysis at the German Sports University in Cologne assures that it is an evident problem that they are not able to investigate and determine doping clearly.
According to anti-doping studies conducted in Cologne, it is more likely to detect Clenbuterol from contaminated meat than from intentional application of this medication for performance-enhancing effects.
National Anti-Doping Laboratory from China reports that experiments conducted by them have shown that consumption of pork meat that contains Clenbuterol can cause positives for this substance.
In spite of these affirmations, there are skeptic individuals who believe that the Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador has used forbidden preparations.
Skeptic attitude to the cyclist Alberto Contador may be explained by the condition that application of EPO, anabolic steroids, HGH and other medicines which cause performance-enhancing effects is widespread in cycling. Floyd Landis and Bernhard Kohl, former cyclists that have been caught by the WADA, proclaim that all cyclists dope. The chemist Patrick Arnold has the same opinion.