Mechanically separated meat — is it halal?
Ruling: Haram
Description
Mechanically separated meat (MSM) — a paste mechanically removed from bones after boning or from poultry carcasses. Its use is declared in the ingredient list: in the EU as “mechanically separated meat” with species; in the EAEU as “мясо механической обвалки” (for poultry the regulation’s example names chicken). In the US mechanically separated beef is inedible and prohibited as food.
Basis of the ruling
Mechanically separated meat is a paste removed mechanically from the bones of pigs, cattle and sheep after deboning or from poultry carcasses. The species is usually stated in the ingredients, and it may be pork.
Names: Мясо механической обвалки · Mechanically separated meat · لحم مفصول آلياً
Also known as: ММО, мясо мехобвалки, мясо птицы механической обвалки, ММО птицы, ММО курицы, мясо механической дообвалки, MSM, mechanically deboned meat, MDM, mechanically recovered meat, MRM, mechanically separated chicken, mechanically separated poultry, mekanik ayrılmış et, MAE
Category: Foods and ingredients
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