As soon as we're outside the EU, we can repeal that infamous bent banana regulation. Here it is, from Wikipedia:
The regulation applies to unripened green bananas, and thus to growers and wholesalers rather than retailers.[3]
The main provisions of the regulation were that bananas sold as
unripened, green bananas should be green and unripened, firm and intact,
fit for human consumption, not "affected by rotting", clean, free of
pests and damage from pests, free from deformation or abnormal
curvature, free from bruising, free of any foreign smell or taste.[1]
The minimum size (with tolerances and exceptions) is a length of 14 cm
and a thickness (grade) of 2.7 cm. It specifies minimum standards for
specific quality classifications of bananas (Extra, Class I, Class II).[1]
Only Extra class bananas have to comply fully with the shape
specifications. Class II bananas, for instance are permitted to have
"defects of shape"; Class I bananas are permitted only "slight defects
of shape"
Like all food laws, we do want the food we eat to be fit for human consumption, so we do need some kind of regulation. Here's my suggestion:
The regulation applies to unripened green bananas, and thus to growers and wholesalers rather than retailers.[3]
The main provisions of the regulation were that bananas sold as
unripened, green bananas should be green and unripened, firm and intact,
fit for human consumption, not "affected by rotting", clean, free of
pests and damage from pests, free from deformation or extreme
curvature, free from bruising, free of any foreign smell or taste.[1]
The minimum size (with tolerances and exceptions) is a length of 14 cm
and a thickness (grade) of 2.7 cm. It specifies minimum standards for
specific quality classifications of bananas (Extra, Class I, Class II).[1]
Only Extra class bananas have to comply fully with the shape
specifications. Class II bananas, for instance are permitted to have
"defects of shape"; Class I bananas are permitted only "slight defects
of shape"
Freedom at last!
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