Traditional Danish pasties threatened by EU cinnamon ban

The Guardian ^ | 12/26/2013 | Bruno Waterfield

[mac_truck]

The season's festivities in Denmark have been overshadowed by the prospect that it could be the last Danish Christmas before a European Union ban on their beloved kanelsnegler or cinnamon rolls.

The proposed ban followed plans by Denmark's food safety agency to implement EU regulations aimed at limiting the amount of coumarin, a naturally occurring toxic chemical found in the most commonly used type of cinnamon, cassia.

Under Danish interpretation of the EU legislation the amount of cinnamon in "everyday fine baked goods" will be limited to 15mg per kilo meaning a ban on Kanelsnegler pastries, a winter favourite in all Nordic countries, which take their name from their coiled snail shape.

The move has provoked a furious reaction from Danish bakers because neighbouring Sweden has decided to save their spicy pastries, known as kanenbullar in Swedish, by classing them as a traditional and seasonal dish with a permitted cinnamon level over three times higher, at 50mg per kilo.

"It's the end of the cinnamon roll as we know it," said Hardy Christensen, the head of the Danish Baker's Association.

[mac_truck]

European Socialism at its best.

[rktman]

LOLOLOL! “Pasties”? Sounds like an issue with strip clubs and not cinnamon rolls. Headline typos can be funny sometimes.

[Navy Patriot]

Oh no, cinnamon is poison? That explains some dumb things I’ve done.

[RayChuang88]

Look, if Asians who traditionally consume way more spices than Europeans aren't getting anywhere close to the toxicity levels as stated by the EU, then this whole law is just nanny statism at its worst....

[Boris99]

European Socialism at its best.

It's sickening that there are adults that sit around and contemplate these things. Unfortunately over 50% of the US population is willfully and gladly marching us headlong into EU socialism. They welcome our overlords, and breathlessly await their latest proclamation on which type of lightbulb we can use, how much sodium we can ingest, or how much ethanol we must put in our gas tank.

[Big Mack]

But cinnamon is a health food for those of us that have diabetes. Cinnamon helps lower the blood sugars.

Any bets on how long until some lib decides to try this in this country?

I have a feeling that it won't be very long before we just tell the stupids to piss off.

[BradyLS]

I thought the same thing! Cinnamon pasties??? Crazy Europeans!

[moovova]

"We're confused...did you mean pasties or pastries?"

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

LOLOLOL! “Pasties”?

Yeah...like these Danish pasties.

[Anton.Rutter]

Man in hoodie on streetcorner: “Yo...psst...Man, I got what you need, the real shyt, look...Cinnamon Buns, man.”

[mac_truck]

“Pasties”? Sounds like an issue with strip clubs and not cinnamon rolls.

Lol..I'll bet that's just the Guardian being 'cheeky'.

[rktman]

Possibly hacked by Monty Python writers? Brit humor can be funny but you gotta be quick.

[LRoggy]

What idiots! Raw cinnamon has tremendous health benefits:

http://www.naturalnews.com/041216_cinnamon_ginger_healthy_spices.html#

[RedMDer]

Can they still have a holiday nip for good cheer? :)

[Anton.Rutter]

First they came for the marijuana smokers, but I did not smoke marijuana, so I did nothing. Then they came for the cigarette smokers, but I did not smoke cigarettes. Then they came for our Big Gulps and our incandescent bulbs, but I had none, and so was silent. And then they came for our cinnamon buns, and I filled the gutters with the blood of their dead before my bullet riddled body went to it’s final rest. /s

[Navy Patriot]

I have a feeling that it won't be very long before we just tell the stupids to piss off.

We will need to write it on a tree, fairly high up, and use a rope so they can read it.

[Mercat]

Is this like the blood thinner stuff that they give heart patients?

[afraidfortherepublic]

Pasties are a Welsh “sandwich” (somewhat like a meat and potato filled turnover) that miners took in their lunch bucket. They are popular lunch fare in Michigan and Wisconsin.

[Sophia777]

WHAT?

[rktman]

Where’s the cinnamon damn it? LOL! Maybe the meant “sin”ammon when referencing pasties.