Posted on 12/13/2017 11:20:34 AM PST by nickcarraway
The future of the kebab is to be decided in a key Europe-wide vote that could spark the end of the late-night delicacy.
A move by the European parliament to ban the phosphates necessary to keep seasoned kebab meat moist and flavoursome is said to pose a direct threat to the future of the nightclubber’s favourite greasy snack.
An estimated 1.3m doner kebabs are sold every day in the UK from more than 20,000 outlets.
Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, was even guest of honour last year at the British kebab awards. Across the whole of Europe, some 200,000 people work in the industry.
The issue was debated by MEPs in the European Parliament in Strasbourg yesterday and will cast a final vote today.
If accepted, the favourite fast food could be under threat – leaving lovers of the meaty snack up in arms. In Germany, where the doner kebab is said to be the most popular fast food, the vote has caused particular concern.
Kenan Koyuncu of the German association of doner kebab producers, said: ‘If the European parliament gets its way, this would be the death sentence for the entire doner kebab industry in the European Union.’
The parliament’s health committee has already voted to reject the use of phosphates, claiming there is evidence to link the consumption of the preservative with heart disease.
Generally, they are not allowed under EU law, but exceptions are permitted on strict grounds.
But the European Commission said the use of phosphates in frozen kebab meat is necessary to protect the binding in the meat during roasting and thawing.
It has proposed changing the existing rules, to allow phosphates to be used in kebabs. But if MEPs vote to accept the recommendation from the health committee by an absolute majority (367 votes), the commission’s plan will be skewered.
A scientific review in 2012 suggested a possible link between phosphates, when used as food additives, and heart disease, but the evidence remains inconclusive.
Good God, reading that script, while funny, is creepy because you couldn’t even pass that off as satire today!
LMAO. Absurdity manifested in a so called “government”.
Yeah, it reads like something a Democrat lawmaker would say in a floor speech to pitch their latest bill.
It always looked incredibly gross. Hubby took me into one of those “establishments” after the pub closed. I said......”I’m not eating THAT!” We proceeded to the local “chippy”. Cod and “chips” wrapped in newspaper......with a good dousing of salt and malt vinegar. Complete with a two-pronged wooden fork.
Bliss.
True.
“It shall respect its rich cultural and linguistic diversity, and shall ensure that Europe’s cultural heritage is safeguarded and enhanced.”
FAIL!
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