"beef jerky" stuff is first thing in a while to surprise me.
so they use a chef from a nyc meat restaurant to make batches of "beef jerky". for some reason, all these epstein people are obsessing over this "beef". they need a sample from a batch in order to get lab testing done. likely to ensure that nothing in the "beef" will be harmful when eaten. scarcity is likely because it's harder to get babies than adults, and babies are preferred for purity