What’s That Absorbent Pad in My Meat Packaging (And What Happens if I Cooked It)?

It is poisonous to eat food that had a meat absorbent pad cooked in it?

What does that meat diaper do, anyway?

Here’s your answer.

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What Is a Meat Diaper For?

So, the absorbent pad (a.k.a.

In fact, according toone manufacturer, each pad can hold up to 40 grams of liquid.

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What Happens If You Cook Meat With the Pad?

So, what happens if you accidentally cook that liquid-soaked pad?

In a nutshell: Its probably no big deal.

And how about if you accidentally ate some of the plastic before realizing it was there?

Once again, no need to panic.

Neither of the two main forms of absorptive material used to form the pad is digestible.