The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (April 2020) |
Raw meat generally refers to any type of uncooked muscle tissue of an animal used for food. In the meat production industry, the term ‘meat’ refers specifically to mammalian flesh, while the words ‘poultry’ and ‘seafood’ are used to differentiate between the tissue of birds and aquatic creatures.[1]