However, in 2005, it was reported that miners in Madagascar dug up a gem weighing 1,182 pounds which has also been feted as the world's largest emerald. Of less contention is the largest known pearl which was found by a Filipino diver off the island of Palawan in 1934.
USDA Beef Grades. Beef is graded for quality by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) graders according to standards established by the USDA. Grades are based on the amount of marbling (flecks in fat within the lean) and the age of the animal.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND CANADIAN BEEF GRADES AND THEIR. CRITERIA IN ORDER TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS WHEN PURCHASING. BEEF. GRADING IS THE SYSTEM OF SORTING BEEF INTO CLASSES OF UNIFORM. CHARACTERISTICS, SO PURCHASERS KNOW WHAT THEY ARE BUYING AND. CAN HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT. GRADING. SHOULD ENSURE AN OPTIMUM EATING EXPERIENCE THROUGH GREATER. CONSISTENCY IN THE EATING QUALITY OF SPECIFIC GRADES OF BEEF.