On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:29:57 -0000, "Gaz" wrote:
>judith wrote:
>> On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:31:44 -0000, "Gaz" wrote:
>>
>>> Steve Walker wrote:
>>>> judith wrote:
>>>>> I suspect that this is yet another Daily Mail lie/exaggeration:
>>>>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=545010&in_page_id=1770
>>>>>
>>>>> Or are they correct - or is it just how the UK have decided to
>>>>> implement a directive?
>>>>
>>>> Looks like typical 'straight bananas' anti-EU bollocks to me
>>>
>>> Are you saying the 'straight bananas' story wasnt true?
>>>
>>> Gaz
>>>
>>
>> It depends - what do you think the "straight banana" story was?
>
>That the EU introduced classifications for bananas based on their curvature.
>Bananas that did not reach the specific criteria of curviture were not
>allowed to be generally sold. This is a bit unfair, as some member states
>already classified bananas before, what we had was a universal eu wide
>classification.
>
>
>Gaz
>
and your reference to the actual Directive or requirement is where?
(If you can't find it - you could give us all a laugh and quote the
Sun, Mail, or Times stories)
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