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Europe Lifts ‘Wonky’ Ban on ‘Bonkers’ Regs (or is it ‘Bonkers’ Ban on ‘Wonky’ Regs?)
British grocers and tabloids helped lead the charge to lift a decades-old European Commission ban on imperfect-looking foods, according to The Sun.
Sainbury’s spokeswoman Lucy Maclennan said: “We are delighted to have played a part in winning the wonky veg war against these bonkers EU regulations.”
Tesco spokesman Adam Fisher said: “It’s not before time. We welcome this move.”
And last night it was predicted the change could see some prices fall by 40 PER CENT.
More here. We here at Crispy let you know about plans to lift the ban last June.
Do Lean Times Call for Expired British Canned Goods?
About a year ago I bought two cans of already-well-expired Heinz Spaghetti at a British-themed shop in Arlington, VA. (Low in salt!, the can brags.) The cans sat in my cupboard since. Oftentimes, when I wasn’t in the mood to cook, and we were out of food, I’d suggest to my girlfriend that maybe now was the time to indulge. She was never game, making it clear that she thought doing so would likely lead to, how shall I say, exdulging.
But she went out one night recently and I decided, after digging around in the freezer and finding only some old Girl Scout Cookies, a couple bags of hot peppers, a waffle, and some hot dogs, that there was no time like the present to eat what could potentially be my last meal.
Alas, as I am here typing, I did not die. But I cannot recommend Heinz Spaghetti–even if recently canned–for the mere reason that its “tomatoey sauce” is both low in salt and, relatedly, utterly lacking in flavor. More unsalted ketchupey, really.
The moral of the story is that lean times do not call for expired British canned goods. Instead, they call for two hot dogs and a few hot peppers on a waffle, with a side of mashed Trefoils.
