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Originally posted by TykeMerc View PostSo the daftness hasn't been completely repealed.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.
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Originally posted by BBCWe'd like to see your pictures of fruit and veg that might be aesthetically challenged.
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Originally posted by xoggoth View PostExcellent. 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!"
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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.
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.
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Originally posted by xoggoth View PostExcellent. 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!"
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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!"
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostOh some of it is given to French farmers too, who are always deserving of our help.
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Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostAlways nice to have it confirmed that the millions we pour into the EU coffers is being effectively targeted at the problems that really matter, and not just being frittered away in a profligate manner.
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Always nice to have it confirmed that the millions we pour into the EU coffers is being effectively targeted at the problems that really matter, and not just being frittered away in a profligate manner.
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostMaybe they didn't but I paid for the pleasure of a load of pompus idiots to discuss it and finally come to their senses.... twice!!!!
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post<eco mentalist mode>
This is bad for our carbon footprint. Vegetables and fruits with an irregular shape take up more packaging and transport space as they can't be packed tightly, therefore increasing our use of fossil fuels and production of CO2. This is a backward step.
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TBH, I don't think anyone in Europe other than the British government really took much notice of this.
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<eco mentalist mode>
This is bad for our carbon footprint. Vegetables and fruits with an irregular shape take up more packaging and transport space as they can't be packed tightly, therefore increasing our use of fossil fuels and production of CO2. This is a backward step.
</eco mentalist mode>
TBH, I don't think anyone in Europe other than the British government really took much notice of this.
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