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The EU never banned bananas based on shape. It’s a myth
by jacobp100 3y ago
The EU never banned bananas based on shape. It’s a myth
- loo 3y ago** lie
- cassianoleal 3y agoReference: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/unitedkingdom/en/news-and-press-releases/euromyths/bendybananas.html https://www.europarl.europa.eu/unitedkingdom/en/news-and-pre...
- ajmurmann 3y agoOh, I thought they made it, but it was something the banana industry requested to have standards for trade. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/may/11/boris-johnson-launches-the-vote-leave-battlebus-in-cornwall https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/may/11/boris-johns... I always thought "journalists" whipping up outage over something the regulated industry requested(!) should be absolutely ashamed of themselves. This kind of "reporting" was probably a contributing factor in anti-EU sentiment and ultimately Brexit.