It wasn’t always that way in Europe.
Fruits and vegetables had to practically perfect in every way…sort of like Mary Poppins. Talk about being a Nanny State.
Like it really matters if your eggplant has a dimple or your carrot is curved.
Oh, no...they had to actually be thrown away. Sheesh.
There are hungry people in the world.
Well, now because of the econonmy, suddenly imperfections in legumes are acceptable.
Now, while we may not find bent veggies in a Sendiks...we don't ban them. A store has always been able to sell them if they choose. It' s personal choice. You just don't throw them away. They'd be great for use in a vegetable soup!
Misshapen fruit and vegetables won a reprieve on Wednesday from the European Union as it scrapped rules banning overly curved, extra knobbly or oddly shaped produce from supermarket shelves.
Ending regulations on the size and shape of 26 types of fruit and vegetables, the European authorities killed off restrictions that had become synonymous with bureaucratic meddling.
The rising cost of commodities also persuaded the European Commission that there was no point in throwing away food just because it looked strange.
Read all about it HERE
