EU Wonky Fruit ban defeated

[swamp]

I think this is the beginning of the rot. What next? Wonky cars?

[TykeMerc]

But the rules remain unchanged for 10 types of produce, accounting for three-quarters of EU fruit and vegetable trade.
They were: apples, citrus fruit, kiwi fruit, lettuces, peaches and nectarines, pears, strawberries, sweet peppers, table grapes and tomatoes.

So the daftness hasn't been completely repealed.

I agree it mainly seems to be the UK that pays attention to this type of muppetry, I bought some veg in a grocers in Porto the other week and it was all shapes and sizes, but very good and a third of the price I would have paid at home.

[threaded]

Excellent. The only thing that made shopping with the wife an experience slightly this side of death was the chance of finding a fruit or veg that I could wave about shouting "Hey this one looks just like a nob!"

I hold them with provocative stance and loudly proclaim "Ohh arr, fertilizer!"

[NotAllThere]

We'd like to see your pictures of fruit and veg that might be aesthetically challenged.

Is shaped like genitalia

[Mich the Tester]

So the daftness hasn't been completely repealed.

I agree it mainly seems to be the UK that pays attention to this type of muppetry, I bought some veg in a grocers in Porto the other week and it was all shapes and sizes, but very good and a third of the price I would have paid at home.

If you buy fruit and veg in a Dutch supermarket it's likely to be a fairly standard shape, but that's because the supermarkets turn down funny shaped veg as it's logistically inconvenient and doesn't sell well. If you buy at the market or a farm shop you'll find delicious produce that often has a wierd appearance. I don't think anyone ever really took any notice of this mad legislation, after all, governments would have to spend money enforcing it and at the moment there are other priorities.

[shaunbhoy]

I think this is the beginning of the rot. What next? Wonky cars?

Er I think we did that to death in the 1950s-1970s