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EU to ban selling eggs by the dozen
The Daily Mail ^ | 6/27/2010 | Christopher Leake

Posted on 06/27/2010 12:18:05 AM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld

British shoppers are to be banned from buying eggs by the dozen under new regulations approved by the European Parliament. For the first time, eggs and ­other products such as oranges and bread rolls will be sold by weight instead of by the number contained in a packet. Until now, Britain has been exempt from EU regulations that forbid the selling of goods by number. But last week MEPs voted to end Britain’s deal despite objections from UK members. The new rules will mean that instead of packaging telling shoppers a box contains six eggs, it will show the weight in grams of the eggs inside, for example 372g. Or that a bag of white rolls has 322g inside instead of half a dozen. The rules will not allow both the weight and the quantity to be displayed. Last night, Britain’s Food Standards Agency said it was opposed to the move, putting the UK on a potential collision course with Brussels. It could be the first test of David Cameron’s pre-Election promise to stand up for Britain’s interests in the EU. Eggs have traditionally been sold by the dozen or half-dozen, because the old imperial measurements such as inches or pennies were calculated in groups of 12. Early in the 20th Century, eggs were sold from trays on shop counters and carried home in paper bags. But between the two world wars, it was discovered that eggs kept longer if they were left standing on their ends, so the cartons of 12 and six were developed. Last night, an FSA spokeswoman said: ‘This proposal would disallow selling by numbers. Retailers would not be allowed to put “Six eggs” on the front of the box. If it was a bag of rolls, it would say “500g” instead of six rolls.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: eu; europe; europeanparliament; europeanunion; food; greatbritain; rationing; shopping
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1 posted on 06/27/2010 12:18:08 AM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
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To: sonofstrangelove
In a Socialist country, food rationing is expected.
The new model for the US coming from the Obama regime, coming to a town and city near you.
Control the people by starving them.
2 posted on 06/27/2010 12:21:39 AM PDT by American Constitutionalist (There is no civility in the way the Communist/Marxist want to destroy the USA)
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To: American Constitutionalist

I agree. Its already starting.


3 posted on 06/27/2010 12:22:35 AM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld ( "Fortes fortuna adiuvat"-Fortune Favors the Strong)
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To: sonofstrangelove

Come on, fess up!

This is Monty Python - right?!?


4 posted on 06/27/2010 12:23:08 AM PDT by PetroniusMaximus
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To: sonofstrangelove; Salamander; humblegunner; Eaker; Allegra; Markos33; Slings and Arrows; 50mm; ...
So. What do you put on the package when you're trying to sell your herd of Hippos?



(I guess this is what EuroTwits do with too much free time.)

5 posted on 06/27/2010 12:25:15 AM PDT by shibumi ((Topop Gigiop!!!!!))
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To: PetroniusMaximus

No, that started in post #5.


6 posted on 06/27/2010 12:26:17 AM PDT by shibumi ((Topop Gigiop!!!!!))
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To: sonofstrangelove
There are two kinds of people.

Those who choose to be Governed, or those who want to be Ruled. Conservatives are in the first group and the Useful Idiots are in the second group.

So much for those Dozen Egg Omelets you see on Man vs Food and on Diners, Drive Ins and Dives... LOL

7 posted on 06/27/2010 12:26:48 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Obama, proving Hillary right that it takes a Village Idiot.)
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To: 1COUNTER-MORTER-68; Mr. Mojo; James C. Bennett; mowowie; Captain Beyond; darkwing104; DemforBush

Ping


8 posted on 06/27/2010 12:27:58 AM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld ( "Fortes fortuna adiuvat"-Fortune Favors the Strong)
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To: sonofstrangelove

At this rate, these communists will have their citizens standing in food lines rather than lines at the check outs. The population of Britain has been compromised by the disease of moral relativism. They do what they are told and don’t concern oneself for the bloody reason of it.


9 posted on 06/27/2010 12:28:24 AM PDT by jonrick46 (We're being water boarded with the sewage of Fabian Socialism.)
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To: sonofstrangelove
Clearly, this is the end of the world as we know it.

F'ing insane. No other way to describe it.


10 posted on 06/27/2010 12:28:44 AM PDT by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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To: sonofstrangelove

Um... so what is an egg carton going to look like?


11 posted on 06/27/2010 12:28:59 AM PDT by SeeSharp
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To: jonrick46

I agree


12 posted on 06/27/2010 12:28:59 AM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld ( "Fortes fortuna adiuvat"-Fortune Favors the Strong)
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To: sonofstrangelove

Does this apply to six packs of beer?


13 posted on 06/27/2010 12:30:42 AM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: SeeSharp

It doesn’t matter.

You won’t be able to buy one anyway.


14 posted on 06/27/2010 12:32:39 AM PDT by shibumi ((Topop Gigiop!!!!!))
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To: Cementjungle

If the EU starts messing with alcohol, there will be rioting on the streets. Do not mess with a pint of beer.


15 posted on 06/27/2010 12:34:19 AM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld ( "Fortes fortuna adiuvat"-Fortune Favors the Strong)
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To: sonofstrangelove

here in australia, they show dozen and the weight


16 posted on 06/27/2010 12:38:29 AM PDT by 4rcane
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To: sonofstrangelove

How many grams in half a brain?


17 posted on 06/27/2010 12:38:50 AM PDT by taxesareforever (Release Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich and let him and his family get on with their lives.)
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To: 4rcane

How do you get the hens to lay standard size eggs?


18 posted on 06/27/2010 12:49:59 AM PDT by Domangart
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To: sonofstrangelove

The British are going so far left that I doubt that they can recover even with a hard right government! Their laws against the common man along with their acceptance of the Muslim culture will be their doom in a shorter than expected time frame... Brethren, you are lost!


19 posted on 06/27/2010 12:50:49 AM PDT by Deagle
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To: Deagle

I agree


20 posted on 06/27/2010 12:51:18 AM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld ( "Fortes fortuna adiuvat"-Fortune Favors the Strong)
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