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Careful of trivializing easy-sounding solutions. "Of course it's a good idea to monitor the quality of oil". Now it's regulated in the European Union, it's ille
by afandian 5y ago
Careful of trivializing easy-sounding solutions. "Of course it's a good idea to monitor the quality of oil". Now it's regulated in the European Union, it's illegal to sell olive oil in an open container, such as in a restauraunt or refill shop.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/05/24/what-the-olive-oil-disaster-tells-us-about-the-european-union/?sh=7e6285b141e8 https://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/05/24/what-the...
I'd rather people took time and thought of the unintended consequences (or more likely, consequences intended by masquarading vested interests)
- dec0dedab0de 5y agoRight, but instead of defining what can be called avocado oil, they could just require a list of ingredients, maybe even percentages.
- dragonwriter 5y ago> Right, but instead of defining what can be called avocado oil, they could just require a list of ingredients FDA labeling requirements already do that.
- krsdcbl 5y agoThe article you linked explains in the first paragraph that they withdrew that law immediately
- afandian 5y agoMy fault for posting in haste and not dobule checking. The bit about restauraunts was retracted. But not, as far as I know, the law against selling refills still stands. My attention was drawn to this law by a refill shop which as far as I (and they!) know, are not still not allowed to refill a container. Here's a UK legal guidance page: e.g. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/olive-oil-regulations-and-inspections https://www.gov.uk/guidance/olive-oil-regulations-and-inspec...
- soco 5y agoThis article shows that a legislative body can regulate things for its citizens, and by retracting the law a week later, that a legislative body can learn about its mistakes.
- afandian 5y agoPer my other comment, my fault for not double checking. But it's still illegal to sell refills.