This is what Chickent McNuggets are made of:

I've never eaten bull's tounge either.
 
Banjo said:
Just don't eat 10 of them a day and you'll be fine.
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Tell that to those people:

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In the south, we ate whatever we had. All of it. Pickled pigs feet, boiled chicken feet, other stuff. My grandma liked brains and scrambled eggs. That one I could not do. I do still like hogs head cheese. It is pressed meat. Its really good for breakfast or sandwiches.
 
lumbingmi said:
Ice cream chicken anyone lol

"Mechanically-separated chicken" is washed with ammonia, reflavored artificially, and then dyed to remove the pink color:

Chicken Nuggets Are Made From This Pink Goop

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Tyson is a big supplier of Chicken McNuggets and also the Petit Jean Poultry in Arkadelphia, AR also processes meat used in the McNuggets.

As far as the pic is concerned it's probably a Tyson production plant and I see USDA in the background doing an FSRE check. As far as whoever took the picture, they just better hope they didn't get caught doing that as it is grounds for termination and possibly a lawsuit for 'sharing company secrets'.
 
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BTW this is what it looks like before it goes into paste form. As far as ammonia goes I'm not sure the USDA would allow that, but I will ask later and come back with the right answer for that.
 
I think SlimJims are made with mechanically separated chicken too. Its pretty disgusting.
 
I was expecting a certain obssessive person to say they are made of Obama's mind control heebie jeebies.
 
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I am seeing that all over facebook. Looks gross.
 
Here's a link that's of interest to anyone reading this thread.

From snopes.com: Mechanically Separated Chicken]Snopes::

Claim: Text describes the process of producing mechanically separated chicken.


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Say hello to mechanically separated chicken. It's what all fast-food chicken is made from — things like chicken nuggets and patties. Also, the processed frozen chicken in the stores is made from it.

Basically, the entire chicken is smashed and pressed through a sieve — bones, eyes, guts, and all. it comes out looking like this.

There's more: because it's crawling with bacteria, it will be washed with ammonia, soaked in it, actually. Then, because it tastes gross, it will be reflavored artificially. Then, because it is weirdly pink, it will be dyed with artificial color.

But, hey, at least it tastes good, right?




Origins: Mechanically separated meat (MSM) and mechanically separated poultry (MSP) are terms used to refer to products created by mechanization which allows meat processors to recover edible meat tissue from the carcasses of animals. Prior to the mid-20th century, a good deal of meat scraps and tissue from food animals such as cows, pigs, chickens, and turkeys went to waste because

processors had no efficient means of separating it from the bones after the rest of the meat had been removed from carcasses. This recovery process was largely done manually (when it was undertaken at all) until the development of machines in the 1960s that automated the process, making it faster, cheaper, and higher-yielding.

Mechanically separated meat is a paste-like or batter-like meat product created by forcing unstripped bones under high pressure through a type of sieve to separate edible meat tissue (including tendons and muscle fiber) from the bones. Contrary to what is claimed above, the process does not involve the grinding up of entire animal carcasses ("bones, eyes, guts, and all") into one large, amorphous glob of meat; it is a technique for removing what is left on the bones of a carcass after all other processing has been completed. (Also, although meat packing plants typically use anhydrous ammonia for refrigeration purposes, with ammonia leakages having on occasion caused contamination issues at such plants, and sometimes introduce additional ammonium hydroxide into meat as an antibacterial agent, poultry processors do not routinely "soak" MSP in ammonia.)

MSM is typically used in cheaper meat products (such as hot dogs, chicken nuggets, and frozen dinners) which need not retain the appearance, shape, or texture of "regular" meat. In order to satisfy consumer preferences, food producers may utilize additives in MSM-derived products in order to alter their color, taste, or texture. (Although McDonald's Chicken McNuggets are typically offered as an example of a popular MSP-based food, since 2003 that product has been made with all white meat rather than MSP.)

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), mechanically separated poultry is safe to eat and may be used without restriction, however in commercial food products it must be labeled as such:
Mechanically separated poultry (MSP) 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 the late 1960's. In 1995, a final rule on mechanically separated poultry said it was safe and could be used without restrictions. However, it must be labeled as "mechanically separated chicken or turkey" in the product's ingredients statement. The final rule became effective November 4, 1996. Hot dogs can contain any amount of mechanically separated chicken or turkey.
However, due to concerns over the spread of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (commonly known as "mad cow disease"), the sale of MSM-derived beef products for human consumption in the U.S. was banned in 2004:
In 1982, a final rule published by FSIS (the Food Safety and Inspection Service) 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. It is not permitted in hot dogs or any other processed product.

Mechanically separated pork is permitted and must be labeled as "mechanically separated pork" in the ingredients statement. Hot dogs can contain no more than 20% mechanically separated pork.
The following video clip from the television series Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution illustrates (in simplified form) the process by which mechanically recovered poultry is turned into chicken nuggets or patties:



This video presents a commercial presentation of an automated deboning system:



Additional information:
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Sources:
Alexander, Ames. "Deadly Chemicals at Poultry Plants."
The Charlotte Obserber. 23 June 2009.
Burros, Marian. "Eating Well."
The New York Times. 21 September 1988.
MacMillan, Malcolm. "Delicious Fake Foods You Should Stay Away From."
FOXNews.com 13 July 2009.
BBC News. "What Is Mechanically Recovered Meat?"
9 August 2001.
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deafskeptic said:
I've never eaten pig ears or pig feet though my dad told me once that my mother used to eat pig feet when she was little.
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I hear so much about pig ears in Puerto Rico. It's very hard to get one. They been told it's good than skin.
 
JClarke said:
McDonald's disgusts me now.
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Well, Australia may have different law than here in US over food.

From what I hear people from Europe who told that McDonald is much better in there than here in US.
 
Well it still didn't state whether or not ammonia could be used as a sanitizing meat wash agent, I don't think it could be. 90% of all poultry plants use chlorinated water. The other 10% are those that ship poultry overseas and Russia among other countries has recently set new regulations that chlorine may not be used to sanitize the meat and an alternative must be used (yet they sell the poultry in open markets where there are flies on the meat and may not be kept at a safe temperature that prevents bacteria from growing, and they have handed us even more ridiculous rules to be able to sell poultry to Russia).
 
Insert smart ass comment here ___________________________________________

(Sorry I am kinda mailing it in today)
 
OK, straight from the mouth of an actual USDA-FSIS-MPO-FO/9.

MSB (Mechanically Separated Beef) has in more recent years been OK'd for human consumption HOWEVER beef producers may NOT use the spinal column or the brain due to Mad Cow Disease. The only company that uses MSB treated with ammonia and not chlorinated water is Burger King.

As for MSP - (Mechanically Seperated Poultry) - it can be treated with ammonia as well but very few poultry processors use it in further processing (anything outside of Evis), as far as this inspector knows Tyson does not treat their product with ammonia.

I hope that helps clear the air about MSMs.
 
Spam is made that way too. So are hot dogs.

No big deal. Just don't make it a daily diet for you!

Go veggie? Doesn't refried beans make you think of sh*t? :)
 
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