Guest guest Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 #####Sure thing, Bee. I will re-post it on the 30th. I hope your taxes don't cause you stress:) Marti > The link below was posted on our local Weston Price group today. It tells that meat glue is widely used in Australia to form meat scraps into cuts that look more like premium cuts. A quick google search leads me to believe that this is common in the US as well, although I'm not sure about organic meats. Anyone heard of this? > > http://au.todaytonight./article/8989315/consumer/meat-glue > +++Hi Marti, Yes, I just looked into that a couple of weeks ago when a friend asked. I'm sorry, but I do not have time to address it today. Would you please post it after April 30th when my taxes will be done? lol! Cheers, Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 > > Hi Bee, > > As you requested, I am re-posting my question about meat glue. > > When/where is it used and what specifically should we be watching out for? +++Hi Marti, Here's a Reference for Meat Glue: http://www.greenprophet.com/2011/03/meat-glue-frankenstein-mea/ The glue is called transglutaminases, which was discovered in blood coagulation (blood clotting factor normally found in all red-blooded animals and humans). Fish are cold-blooded so their blood is different. They make meat glue from the blood plasma of pigs and cows. Blood plasma is the yellow-colored liquid part of blood, in which blood cells float or are suspended. Blood and blood plasma are in all meats, and blood sausages contain higher amounts naturally but it is " natural and not processed. " The Masai Tribe in Africa that Dr. Weston A. Price studied (Nutrition and Physical Degeneration) drank a lot of blood and of course it is healthy, but again it is natural. However, the biggest question is " how is the blood plasma processed in order to make it into a powder " ? Ajinomoto, the major manufacturer of meat glue, is also the world's biggest producer of MSG (a toxic substance added to foods that damages the brain and nerves, called neurotoxin), so we could not trust meat glue. The FDA states that meat glue is considered " generally safe " , like they do for many substances that are " not safe " . To find out whether meats have been glued together ask your grocery store or the head office of a grocery chain. It is less likely that local small meat shops and meats at farmer's markets would use meat glue, and it is easier to ask the right person, i.e. owner or famer. You should always get any statements that they do not use meat glue in writing. That is even more reason to buy from local farmers or buy organic and certified organic meats. All the best, Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Greetings Bee!! I was just looking at an article on Meat Glue. I was wondering if you could comment on the use of meat glue (that is being used commercially today) and how harmful it is to health. I just watched a commentary on it. The commentator thinks that it is especially harmful if the meat is eaten rare. Thanks again, Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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