In March 2012, following an audit mission to the UK, the European Commission demanded that UK production of DSM from cattle, sheep and goats (ruminants) bones should cease and that DSM produced from pork and poultry (non ruminant) bones should be categorised and labelled as mechanically separated meat (MSM).
The European Commission’s view was that DSM does not comply with European Union single market legislation.
DSM was produced using a low pressure technique to remove meat from animal bones. The product closely resembled minced meat.
If the UK did not comply with the commission’s demands it risked an EU-wide ban on certain UK meat products, including minced meat and MSM. This would have had a significant negative impact on the UK meat industry, both in terms of cost and reputation.
Source: FSA
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