EU to lift ban on 'ugly fruit'
Bizarre EU bans on fruit and veg which are too bent, too straight or of the wrong colour are set to be lifted.
For years the Euro-madness has restricted the sale of foods that did not measure up to their exacting standards.
For example 'Regulation No. 1277/88' states that cucumbers should not bend more than 10 millimeters per 10 centimeter, similar rules have applied for 35 other items.
But now the European Commission marketing standards are to be relaxed on 26 types of produce meaning if you have a misshapen carrot, you can breath a sigh of relief.
The new rules will mean the EU freed fruit and vegetables should be in stores from July 2009.
The rules class 1 marketing restrictions are to be lifted on the following: apricots, artichokes, asparagus, aubergines, avocadoes, beans, Brussels sprouts, carrots, cauliflowers, cherries, courgettes, cucumbers, cultivated mushrooms, garlic, hazelnuts in shell, headed cabbage, leeks, melons, onions, peas, plums, ribbed celery, spinach, walnuts in shell, water melons and witloof/chicory.
However they will stay in place on: apples, citrus fruit, kiwi fruit, lettuces, peaches and nectarines, pears, strawberries, sweet peppers, table grapes and tomatoes.
This does not mean an odd-looking pear can't be sold in the EU, just it must be labelled appropriately and not advertised as a class one.
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