Russian Companies Turn to 'Meat Glue' in Food Amid Struggles: Report

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The food additive 'meat glue' or transglutaminase has been banned for use in food production in Russia since 2020.

Russian companies are reported to be increasingly using a food additive that is banned in the country—'meat glue' or transglutaminase—to cut production costs.Citing data from Rosselkhoznadzor, the state agricultural safety agency, and public health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, newspaper Izvestia reported Tuesday that there were 25 cases of the substance being used by producers of meat and dairy products in 2023.

This is because 'binding two pieces of food together puts into the protected center of meat or seafood any bacteria that were on the outside of a piece and, hence, easily killed in cooking.

 

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