New logo beefs up industry guarantee of quality

GONE are the days of not knowing if your piece of rump steak will be tender and juicy or tough and fatty.

More than 80,000 consumers have taste-tested 605,000 pieces of beef cooked using eight methods to develop a standard for the popular red meat to help consumers know exactly what they are buying.

A new green and gold Meat Standards Australia (MSA) logo will be used by butchers and some supermarkets across the country to identify beef that has met an independent consumer standard for tenderness, juiciness and flavour. If the cut of beef has the logo, it means it has been graded as being at least ''good everyday'' meat. More Read

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Meet the nine-year-old nudist who says he loves everything about being naked... except the mosquitoes

The nudist lifestyle is an alternative and somewhat bewildering choice to most people but few consider how living sans-clothing affects children. For nine-year-old Alex Reamer of Loxahatchee, Florida, the liberating fashion choice is one that he values highly. Aside from the small issue of pesky mosquitoes. Residing in a nudist community just outside Palm Beach with his parents and brother, the fair-haired boy spends most days like any other - playing video games, riding his bike and playing with friends - albeit, naked. Read Here

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Cat kill film No2

A SICK video of a cat being drowned in a bath has been posted on the internet — by the same sadist behind footage of a kitten being fed to a python. The latest video — uncovered by The Sun — shows the terrified pet taped to a broom handle being slowly lowered into the water by a woman. Bubbles can be seen rising as it struggles frantically before losing its fight for life. The footage, called "Bathtime lol" was posted on YouTube at the weekend by a user called jasminethecat666. Full Read

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