Mechanically deboned meat, as well as the first mechanical meat deboning techniques, became popular in the 1950s, when several types of tools were developed in order to remove meat and connective tissues from animal carcasses, to minimise the amount of waste and the waste of some significant amounts of nutrients. MDM meat production and consumption has grown heavily in the countries where industrial agriculture suffered from insufficient productivity, as it had to supply massive quantities of meat. These were regularly requested, in huge amounts, for very widespread consumption. Thus, in the 1960s, tools and machines that automated this process were created, and so the productivity was positively influencd. This development has given companies the opportunity to use a larger amount of meat, to reduce losses and also to create new products in order to satisfy the need of a growing market. From hot dogs, burgers and mortadella, both mechanically separated meats and minced meat are now in great demand, as they represent the raw material for some of the most popular dishes.
