Mechanically Separated Poultry: export from Canada to Southeast Asia

Mechanically separated poultry is a manufacturing input rather than a consumer product, and it is bought on a numerical specification by processors making emulsified and formed products.

The parameters that decide value are fat content, calcium content and protein, and they are agreed as a specification with tolerances rather than described. Calcium in particular is the one buyers test on arrival, because it reflects the bone content the separation process carried through, and several destinations regulate it directly.

State the species and the raw material stream. Mechanically separated chicken and turkey behave differently in a formulation, and product recovered from frames is not the same input as product recovered from necks and backs.

It is a frozen block trade, usually in bulk. Block size and carton configuration matter to a processor who has to temper and load it, so agree them rather than shipping whatever the plant runs.

Several destination markets treat mechanically separated product as its own regulatory category with its own conditions, distinct from cuts and offal. Confirm both the destination's position and your establishment's eligibility for this specific line before pricing it.