From Crikey comes this article on healthy eating;
You may have been under the impression that was a meat pie you were devouring last Grand Final weekend. But not according to Food Standards Australia New Zealand – today they have announced they’re changing the code to require pies to contain 25% meat flesh.
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The current definition of a pie leaves off the word “flesh”, meaning pies can “legally contain any part of an animal carcass, including snouts, ears, tongue roots and tendons.”
So are there any other foods that claim to be something they're not? Meat pies are notorious for being loose with their definition of meat, but it's only one on a long list of treats that push the boundaries of good taste.
Read the rest of the article here
Friday 6 October 2006
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