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Ban on Misshapen Produce May be Nixed (Disfigured Fruits and Vegetables)
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| 07.25.2008
| UPI
Posted on 07/24/2008 8:39:39 PM PDT by Coffee200am
Disfigured fruits and vegetables could be allowed in stores after most European Union members voted to loosen restrictions on produce, officials say.
Misshapen bananas and cucumbers could be in stores by next year if reforms on produce rules are carried out, The Telegraph reported Thursday.
The Telegraph said produce standards are so strict, many edible foods are discarded by farmers.
European agriculture commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel said she thinks some regulations should also be thrown out for onions, garlic, cauliflower and spinach.
In this era of high prices and growing demand, it makes no sense to throw (misshapen fruit and vegetables) away or destroy them. It shouldn't be the EU's job to regulate these things, Boel said
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KEYWORDS: apples; bananas; carrots; cauliflower; foodsupply; garlic; onions; oranges; pears; potatoes; spinach; squash; tomatoes; veggieporn; zucchini
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To: Coffee200am
All fruits and vegetables are equal...
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posted on
07/24/2008 8:40:26 PM PDT
by
Coffee200am
("We should all be living in mud huts and riding bicycles to avoid killing the polar bears..."/s)
To: lilycicero
I’d hate to miss out on those amusingly shaped tubers.
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posted on
07/24/2008 8:46:31 PM PDT
by
RedRover
(DefendOurMarines.org | DefendOurTroops.org)
To: Coffee200am
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posted on
07/24/2008 8:48:47 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: mylife
I couldn’t chop it up....*shudder*
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posted on
07/24/2008 8:50:00 PM PDT
by
Coffee200am
("We should all be living in mud huts and riding bicycles to avoid killing the polar bears..."/s)
To: Coffee200am
Europeans have been reduced to producing a master race of fruits and vegetables, and they still get slapped down.
To: Coffee200am
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posted on
07/24/2008 8:52:36 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Coffee200am
To: Coffee200am
I think it’s a strong case of vegetable discrimination.
I mean, what if they applied such a law to Europeans themselves? Do you know how many misshapen human beings would have to be pitched out from those countries?
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posted on
07/24/2008 8:54:22 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
To: mylife
I’m making ham with green beans and red potatoes for sunday dinner,toss it this way.
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posted on
07/24/2008 8:54:48 PM PDT
by
linn37
(phlebotomist on duty,its just a little pinch)
To: mylife
Looks like you have some experience gripping objects like this....!!! LOL!!
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posted on
07/24/2008 8:55:24 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
To: linn37
You’ll have to toss it yerself L0L
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posted on
07/24/2008 8:55:57 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Secret Agent Man
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posted on
07/24/2008 8:56:49 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Daffynition; mylife; Slings and Arrows; martin_fierro; pissant; Bender2
Like, *PING*, folks.
Cheers!
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posted on
07/24/2008 8:56:52 PM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: grey_whiskers
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posted on
07/24/2008 8:58:09 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: mylife
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posted on
07/24/2008 9:00:05 PM PDT
by
Coffee200am
("We should all be living in mud huts and riding bicycles to avoid killing the polar bears..."/s)
To: mylife
Well I certainly didn’t ASK for pictures! Geez, do you people just have these things ready to go at a moment’s notice? Damn!
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posted on
07/24/2008 9:00:23 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
To: Secret Agent Man
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posted on
07/24/2008 9:01:33 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: mylife
I figured it was as you posted it. Heck I don’t even know if you’re a guy or gal (I know the hand in the photo is a gal).
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posted on
07/24/2008 9:01:49 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
To: mylife
Per SouthPark: “Sick, dude.”
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posted on
07/24/2008 9:02:19 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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