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Doner Kebabs Survive EU Lawmaker Vote on Additives
Reuters ^ | DECEMBER 13, 2017

Posted on 12/13/2017 4:16:41 PM PST by nickcarraway

Doner kebab vendors across Europe won a victory in the European Parliament on Wednesday when European Union lawmakers failed to outlaw additives regularly used to preserve taste and moisture.

The European Commission had proposed permitting the use of phosphates in frozen kebab meat to reflect current practice. The chemicals are theoretically banned in kebabs, but the rule is seldom enforced.

They are permitted in certain sausages and are present naturally in protein-rich foods, including meats, nuts and dairy products.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food; Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: europeanunion

1 posted on 12/13/2017 4:16:41 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway
I miss Doner kebabs from Europe!


2 posted on 12/13/2017 4:42:31 PM PST by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: nickcarraway

Not to be confused with California’s 19th-century Donner Kebabs.


3 posted on 12/13/2017 4:47:26 PM PST by rfp1234 (I have already previewed this composition.)
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To: nickcarraway
Donner kebabs? No thank you...


4 posted on 12/13/2017 4:48:21 PM PST by moovova
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To: rfp1234

Darn! Less than a minute.


5 posted on 12/13/2017 4:48:52 PM PST by moovova
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To: nickcarraway

If only the members of the European Union Congress vote themselves out of existence.


6 posted on 12/13/2017 4:55:30 PM PST by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: nickcarraway

Correction: If only the members of the European Parliament would vote both it and themselves out of existence.


7 posted on 12/13/2017 4:56:44 PM PST by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: nickcarraway

Doner Kebabs: How do they differ from shawarma or gyros? Is it just a different name for the same thing?


8 posted on 12/13/2017 4:56:53 PM PST by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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9 posted on 12/13/2017 5:04:23 PM PST by null and void (The internet gave everyone a mouth. It gave no one a brain.)
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