Mechanically Seperated Wha?
Just read the ingredients for the Slim Jim sitting on my desk. First ingredient - beef, second ingredient - mechanically seperated chicken.
Is there a need to specify that the chicken was mechanically seperated? Does this mean that the beef was not mechanically seperated but was instead manually seperated? Can I then therefore deduce that the FDA has determined that the manual seperation of meat does not need to be specified, however, the mechanical seperation of meat does? Or does the mechanical seperation nomenclature apply only to chicken, and therefore even though the beef was also mechanically seperated, it does not fall under the FDA guidelines for the mechanical seperation of meat disclosure, and can therefore be listed simply as beef?
Just curious.
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but very interesting point/query.
MECHANICALLY SEPARATED MEAT is a paste-like and batter-like meat product produced by forcing bones with attached edible meat under high pressure through a sieve or similar device to separate the bone from the edible meat tissue. In 1982, a final rule published by FSIS on mechanically separated meat said it was safe and established a standard of identity for the food product. Some restrictions were made on how much can be used and the type of products in which it can be used. These restrictions were based on concerns for limited intake of certain components in MSM, like calcium. Due to FSIS regulations enacted in 2004 to protect consumers against Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, mechanically separated beef is considered inedible and is prohibited for use as human food. However, mechanically separated pork is permitted and must be labeled as "mechanically separated pork" in the ingredients statement .
MECHANICALLY SEPARATED POULTRY is a paste-like and batter-like poultry product produced by forcing bones with attached edible tissue through a sieve or similar device under high pressure to separate bone from the edible tissue . Mechanically separated poultry has been used in poultry products since 1969 . In 1995, a final rule on mechanically separated poultry said it would be used without restrictions . However, it must be labeled as "mechanically separated chicken or turkey" in the ingredients statement . The final rule became effective November 4, 1996