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Beef Bones
Beef Bones
Low concern
Beef bones used in stocks/broths are generally safe food ingredients. Long simmering can extract heavy metals (e.g., lead) at small levels, though typical exposures are low.
Found in
83 products
What it is
Skeletal bones of cattle, used for stocks and broths.
Source of collagen, gelatin, minerals; broth base.
Why it's flagged
- potential trace heavy metal extraction
- BSE specified-risk material exclusion (regulated)
What regulators actually say
"FSIS regulates meat and meat byproducts including bones used for human food preparation."
"Specified risk materials (SRMs) — including parts of the central nervous system from older cattle — must be removed from human food."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Permitted as food ingredient; FSIS regulates meat byproducts
European Union — EFSA
Permitted; BSE specified risk materials excluded
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