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THIS OLD mutt has always been suspicious about our cousins from across the ditch.
Not only do they bowl underarm, claim our actors and musicians as their own and talk funny, but their biggest sin is the quality of their pies. A recent newspaper investigation revealed Aussie ‘meat’ pies are less than one-third meat (and chicken nuggets contain only 50% chicken meat). Pies sold by the big supermarket chains barely exceed the minimum government standard of 25% meat. The Australian government standard for meat pies is 25 % fat-free flesh. Yum!
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OPINION: Henry Dimbleby, author of the UK's Food Strategy, recently told the BBC: "Meat production is about 85% of our…
OPINION: For the last few weeks, we've witnessed a parade of complaints about New Zealand's school lunch program: 'It's arriving…
