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Silvershark

Sainsbury's planned to use wonky and mis-shapen fruit and veg as special treats for kids at Halloween, but bonkers EU regulations that dictate what size and shape our veg should be brought a halt to these plans. As much as 20% of UK fruit and veg is wasted because of these stupid regulations while in other parts of the world people are left to starve.

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anihome · Earthy Joined: 16 Oct 2008 Posts: 15

Jeesh, as long as it's edible, why does it damn matter?

Hell, even if humans aren't gonna eat it they should give it to animals.

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Samhain · Guardian Joined: 18 Oct 2008 Posts: 188

its sinful isn't it, nature isn't meant to be perfect

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Silvershark · Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 1:22 pm Post subject:

Looks like things may soon change as the EU are likely to stop these daft restrictions Mr. Green

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Bundle · Earthy Joined: 09 Nov 2008 Posts: 14 Location: Lancashire

other countries eat fruit and veg as they come out of the ground. In greece they still have the soil etc on them . They DONT fool around with things

wyldeflower · Budding Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Posts: 124 Location: uk

If you grow your own they come out all shapes and sizes its just silly it was fun seing potatoes with lumps and bumps on them gave them a charactre.. Mr. Green

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Silvershark · Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:00 am Post subject:

Ugly fruit is back! Standards have been dropped on 26 fruit and veg Mr. Green

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AngelMutley · Guardian Joined: 11 Aug 2009 Posts: 56

I'm glad they relaxed the law/regulations, I always thought they were pretty stupid really.