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 ...
Not to be confused with California’s 19th-century Donner Kebabs.
Darn! Less than a minute.
If only the members of the European Union Congress vote themselves out of existence.
Correction: If only the members of the European Parliament would vote both it and themselves out of existence.
Doner Kebabs: How do they differ from shawarma or gyros? Is it just a different name for the same thing?
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