In the European Union, carrots must be firm but not woody, cucumbers must not be too curved and celery has to be free of any type of cavity. This was the law, one that banned overly curved, extra-knobbly or oddly shaped produce from supermarket shelves.So, relaxing 100 pages of legislation that "never" existed. Gosh, who knew?
But in a victory for opponents of European regulation, 100 pages of legislation determining the size, shape and texture of fruit and vegetables have been torn up. On Wednesday, EU officials agreed to axe rules laying down standards for 26 products, from peas to plums.
Behind the Façades in France: What expats and the mainstream media (French and American alike) fail to notice (or fail to tell you) about French attitudes, principles, values, and official positions…
Thursday, November 13, 2008
So, it was true!
My EU-centric brothers and sisters have spent years refuting the claims of bendy-banana and ugly-squash regulations propogated by Bruxelles. The rules were derided as "populism" and "non-existant". Imagine the "surprise" when "discovering" the regulations are true:
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