An Update on Mechanically Separated Meat R. A. Field* Revised rules for Mechanically Separated Species MS(S) were published on June 29 one year ago (USDA, ). Specific product names for MS(S) include "Mechanically Separated Beef," "Mechanically Separated Pork" and "Me- chanicallv SeDarated Lamb." The followina reaulations are in. |Reply

Mechanically separated meat (MSM), mechanically recovered/reclaimed meat (MRM), or mechanically deboned meat (MDM) is a paste-like meat product produced by forcing pureed or ground beef, pork, mutton, turkey or chicken, under high pressure through a sieve or similar device to separate the bone from the edible meat tissue. It is sometimes called white slime as an analog to meat-additive . |Reply

Apr 09,  · Health concerns for MSM: "Mechanically separated beef was prohibited for use as human food in due to concerns that spinal tissue (potentially carrying mad cow disease) could get mixed into the meat. Mechanically separated poultry and pork are still allowed." posted by MonkeyToes at AM on April 16, |Reply

To make mechanically separated poultry, manufacturers start with chicken or turkey carcasses that have had the regular cuts of meat (breasts, thighs, drumsticks, wings, etc.) removed. After these whole cuts are gone, the remainder of the chicken is put through machines that strip all of the rest of the meat and “edible tissue” off of the bone. |Reply

May 22,  · Other factors such as cholesterol and other chemical parameters might also have to be taken into consideration. Specifically designed studies for the collection of data obtained by standardised methods on indicators such as calcium and cholesterol in Mechanically Separated Meat ought to be undertaken to improve methods for MSM identification, according to a report conducted for the . |Reply

Apr 28,  · Desinewed meat has been produced in the UK since the mids from poultry and livestock and has not been labelled separately from the ‘meat’ content on food product, whereas the high pressure mechanically separated meat has. Due to the BSE crisis, high pressure mechanically separated meat cannot be made from beef or lamb bones. |Reply

Mechanically separated poultry (chicken or turkey) is a low-cost poultry protein, which is produced by mechanically separating bone and attached skeletal muscle (1). It is also known as mechanically deboned poultry meat (MDPM) and generally depending on the source needs to be clearly stated as either MSC (mechanically separated chicken) or MST. |Reply

Mechanically separated meat is defined by the European Commission in Regulation (EC) No / as being obtained by removing meat from flesh-bearing bones after boning or from poultry carcases, using mechanical means and resulting in the loss or modification of the muscle fibre structure. |Reply

Codex () Recommended International Code of Practice for Production, Storage and Composition of Mechanically Separated Meat and Poultry meat intended for . |Reply