EU: Commission moves to lift “ugly vegetable” ban
By: Alan Osborn | 7 November 2008
The European Commission has told just-food that it is confident the 27 EU member states will vote next Wednesday (12 November) to repeal the marketing standards for 26 different types of fruit and vegetables, thus ending the EU's much-derided ban on curved cucumbers and other odd-shaped vegetables.
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The European Commission has told just-food that it is confident the 27 EU member states will vote next Wednesday (12 November) to repeal the marketing standards for 26 different types of fruit and vegetables, thus ending the EU's much-derided ban on curved cucumbers and other odd-shaped vegetables.
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