A) Strawberry ice cream ?
B) Chicken ?
C) Plastic foam ?
D) Chewing gum ?
E) None of the above ?
DRUMROLL PLEASE
Folks, this is mechanically separated chicken, an invention of the late 20th century. Someone figured out in the 1960’s that meat processors can eek eke out a few more percent of profit from chickens, turkeys, pigs, and cows by scraping the bones 100% clean of meat. This is done by machines, not humans, by passing bones leftover after the initial cutting through a high pressure sieve. The paste you see in the picture above is the result.
This paste goes on to become the main ingredient in many a hot dog, bologna, chicken nuggets, pepperoni, salami, jerky etc …
Who doesn't love chicken nuggets ? They're golden brown, cooked on the inside and when dipped in plum sauce, they're absolutely delicious. After seeing this photo of mechanically separated meat, you may not eat them again.
The industry calls this method AMR – Advanced Meat Recovery.
In 2004, as a result of mad cow disease (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy), the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) ruled that beef could no longer be processed this way, because testing showed that parts of the bovine central nervous system ended up in the meat.
As for products using mechanically separated chicken and pork, FSIS ruled that they are safe to eat, but required them to be labeled as such.
Despite them being safe, FSIS states that no more than 20% of the meat in a hot dog come from mechanically separated pork.
What should one do to avoid this paste meat and still enjoy chicken nuggets ? Buy the chicken itself, bread it and fry/bake it.
IT AINT ROCKET SURGERY ........ IS IT ?
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