As a consumer, you need to make an educated choice for your family. This can be
easily attained by reading the list of ingredients on product packaging.
Unfortunately, use of mechanically separated deboned chicken meat (MDSM) is wide-spread,
particularly in sausages and cold- cuts. Once this inferior quality ingredient is used, it almost
becomes necessary to add other potentially harmful ingredients such as artificial preservatives,
nitrates and nitrites, to preserve the product.
Many producers of chicken products also use soy protein with intention to replace chicken meat as
it’s a lower cost ingredient. MSG is also widely used as a flavour enhancer and there is debate on
its potentially harmful effects on health, particularly in young children and people with heart
condition.
When you cook at home, you don’t add potentially harmful ingredients, so there should be no reason
for you to compromise when you buy premade products for your convenience given your busy life style.
If you want to make a better choice, please look for products that are free of MDM, MSG, nitrates
and nitrites, food colour and artificial preservatives.