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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9781

13 November 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/food
Wonky and misshapen fruit and vegetables may soon be allowed on sale

Brussels, 12/11/2008 (Agence Europe) - Rules governing the size and shape of fruit and vegetables will soon be consigned to the past after European Union member states voted, on Wednesday 12 November, on Commission proposals to repeal specific marketing standards for 26 types of fruit and vegetables. The Commission's initiative which for practical reasons will not apply until 1 July 2009 aims to contribute to bringing the price of foodstuffs down. It also aims to rationalise and simplify EU...

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