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EU bans claim that water can prevent dehydration

"Rules banning bent bananas and curved cucumbers were scrapped in 2008 after causing international ridicule."

I didn't even realise this was happening. The deeper implications of passing these types of laws disgust me. This is clearly absolute shite. I really hope they get a grip. I'm lobbying my MP right now.
 
You don't have funny laws and claims like this in the USA?  :icon_biggrin:

We expect comedy from our politicians and leaders. Especially those from Italy.  :laughing7:
 
SustainerPlayer said:
You don't have funny laws and claims like this in the USA?  :icon_biggrin:

We expect comedy from our politicians and leaders. Especially those from Italy.  :laughing7:
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:laughing7:
 
elfro89 said:
"Rules banning bent bananas and curved cucumbers were scrapped in 2008 after causing international ridicule."

I didn't even realise this was happening.
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It wasn't and never did. It's often dredged up by the type of people who advocate "common sense" but don't actually know anything (Edit: Not you - I mean the idiots quoted in this article). This type of thing is often called a "Euromyth". The actual rule laid down the standards of labelling fruit classes and specified the minimum standards of fruit that could go into each class. Basically, you're not allowed to call a crappy banana an "Extra Class" banana (Extra Class being the snobby, cork-sniffing class that you might see at places I can't afford to shop).

As usual, the actual relevant information is at the bottom.

The Article said:
Prof Brian Ratcliffe, spokesman for the Nutrition Society, said dehydration was usually caused by a clinical condition and that one could remain adequately hydrated without drinking water.
He said: “The EU is saying that this does not reduce the risk of dehydration and that is correct.
“This claim is trying to imply that there is something special about bottled water which is not a reasonable claim.”
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Not sure about you guys, but I'd trust 21 scientists over a group of politicians and bottled water salesmen any day.
 
Kadmium said:
Not sure about you guys, but I'd trust 21 scientists over a group of politicians and bottled water salesmen any day.
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STOP MAKING SENSE! You're going to ruin an otherwise perfectly pointless debate <grin>
 
Cagey said:
Kadmium said:
Not sure about you guys, but I'd trust 21 scientists over a group of politicians and bottled water salesmen any day.
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STOP MAKING SENSE! You're going to ruin an otherwise perfectly pointless debate <grin>
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+1 I could care less. If I want to drink water I will. Such a waste of time and money. Laughable when half of Europe owes £10,000 per person.

I find this video pretty relevant. Same things could be said about Europe. NSFW F bomb dropped a few times too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRmZ9zH-mYM
 
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TBurst Std said:
Psuedo-Socialism at its best
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I'd say pseudo-socialism at its best would probably be the France, the UK or Norway's excellent health-care systems, but preventing bottled water manufacturers from making spurious claims about their overpriced crap is definitely something to be applauded.

It's important to remember that The Daily Telegraph is a Eurosceptic newspaper. Conveying information is a secondary goal with EU stories - the main aim is to make the EU look stupid. For people having difficulty separating the story from the newspaper's bias, I've laid out the info as a series of Facebook posts:

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Also, here's an actual article about the hysteria surrounding this ruling and the "journalists" reporting it.
 
"This agreement ensures that nutrient-rich vegetables such as potatoes, corn and peas will remain part of a balanced, healthy diet in federally funded school meals and recognizes the significant amounts of potassium, fiber and vitamins A and C provided by tomato paste, ensuring that students may continue to enjoy healthy meals such as pizza and pasta," said Kraig Naasz, president of the American Frozen Food Institute.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45306416/ns/health-diet_and_nutrition/#.TtvioEqRxR5


 
Which is doubly bizarre since tomatoes are not a vegetable, they're a fruit.
 
Needs a Turbo Deluxe Floyd said:
Good point.
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Maybe. it's debatable.

Contrary to popular belief, there's really no difference between fruits and vegetables. I suspect for most people the distinction is drawn by how sweet it is. I remember being told in some biology class or another that fruits have seeds, while vegetables are seeds. But, that's not true. String beans have seeds, but it's unlikely anyone would call those "fruits". Many other examples exist.

I tend to think of vegetables as vegetation that's suitable for the tables. In other words, edible plants. So, poison ivy doesn't qualify, but spinach does.

From that point of view, tomatoes qualify as vegetables, and broccoli qualifies as fruit, while neither are as sweet as ripe bananas.
 
Beans are legumes, Corn is a grain, and spinach is tasty (and a true vegetable)
With enough semantics and arguing you could make a point that coffee is a fruit juice too.
 
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