Ugly fruit and veg makes EU comeback
Curved cucumbers and other odd-shaped fruit can once again go on sale across Europe after 20-year-old EU rules were lifted.For years the EU has regulated has restricted the sale of foods that did not measure up to their exacting standards.
For example 'Regulation No. 1277/88' stated that cucumbers should not bend more than 10 millimeters per 10 centimeter, similar rules have applied for 35 other items.
But as of today the rules have been lifted on 26 types of produce meaning if you have a misshapen carrot, you can breath a sigh of relief.
"July 1 marks the return to our shelves of the curved cucumber and the knobbly carrot," said Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel.
"We don't need to regulate this sort of thing at EU level. It is far better to leave it to market operators."
Rules will however stay in place on: apples, citrus fruit, kiwi fruit, lettuces, peaches and nectarines, pears, strawberries, sweet peppers, table grapes and tomatoes
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"We don't need to regulate this sort of thing at EU level. It is far better to leave it to market operators."
Rules will however stay in place on: apples, citrus fruit, kiwi fruit, lettuces, peaches and nectarines, pears, strawberries, sweet peppers, table grapes and tomatoes
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EU
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