A Small, Tasty, Nutritious Victory Over Idiot Regulations

Brian Doherty | November 12, 2008

The European Union will be dropping its aesthetically based bans on the marketing of oddly shaped vegetables and fruits--at least for 26 varieties of foodstuff.

Just because they are the E.U., they'll be keeping this intrusive and bad-for-consumers standards for 10 others, including apples and strawberries. But lovers of odd onions, baroque Brussels sprouts, and twisted chicory can rejoice.