Green Options » misshapen vegetables http://greenoptions.com/tag/misshapen-vegetables Posts tagged 'misshapen vegetables' Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:30:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Wonky Veggies Welcomed Back Into the EU http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/07/01/wonky-veggies-welcomed-back-into-the-eu/ http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/07/01/wonky-veggies-welcomed-back-into-the-eu/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:30:40 +0000 Cate Nelson http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/07/01/wonky-veggies-welcomed-back-into-the-eu/ A 20-year rule regulating the shape of produce is now being lifted in the European Union. Now, shoppers can find the hilarity in two-legged carrots and twisty cucumbers.

36 vegetables now have the freedom to be ugly, reports the Times Online:

The intention is to lower the price of fresh food and to cut red tape for growers and importers.

Retailers estimate that prices for misshapen and blemished produce will be about 40 per cent lower.

Now, even in a recession, no one has an excuse to refuse when asked to “Eat your vegetables!”

However, some produce must still adhere to strict rules.

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