meat glue

Meat Industry Defends ‘Meat Glue’ as Safe, No Secret

“Meat glue” is yet another food industry practice that has been around for decades, but the public is only now learning about. Headlines like “Should you be grossed out by

By Helena Bottemiller

/ 10 May 2012

EU Bans ‘Meat Glue’

On Thursday, May 20, the European Parliament voted to ban bovine and porcine thrombin used as an additive to bind separate pieces of meat together into one piece. According to

By Zach Mallove

/ 23 May 2010

Meat: Ready for its Close-Up

Last week, all but one of the European Union nations voted in favor of using Thrombian, or Transglutaminase (TG), otherwise known as Meat Glue, or to some Meat Make-Up. Thrombian

By Michelle Greenhalgh

/ 10 Mar 2010

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meat glue

Meat Industry Defends ‘Meat Glue’ as Safe, No Secret

EU Bans ‘Meat Glue’

Meat: Ready for its Close-Up

Your Support Protects Public Health