tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843778778119050450.post3264697152233061816..comments2023-10-30T02:18:50.850-07:00Comments on the spitting vessel: What's Wrong With Wonky Wares?durano lawayan a.k.a. brad spithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10432711769928256631noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843778778119050450.post-50379573162815820952008-06-20T00:14:00.000-07:002008-06-20T00:14:00.000-07:00Hi a,I appreciate your comments and welcome your d...Hi a,<BR/><BR/>I appreciate your comments and welcome your disagreements. You are not the only European here. Zhu is French-Italian who now resides in Canada, while Sher is living in Croatia and is married to a Croatian.<BR/><BR/>The European Commissioner himself reported that he wanted to relax the "stringent rules so that misshapen items could be sold alongside the perfect ones". He also suggested the label "For use in cooking only" to get the other members to agree - to no avail.<BR/><BR/>As I mentioned to Sher, the misshapen items may be sold in secondary markets, perhaps this is what you mean about the markets around your way that you mentioned.<BR/><BR/>The European Commissioner also stated his sensitivity to the scarcity of food globally as his motive for the relaxation of rules, rather than discard the imperfect produce.<BR/><BR/>However, I never believed that all Europeans throw away good food when other people are starving. I know that there are many who would disagree with their own government's policies - you being one of those who cannot stomach such waste. But there are people in position who push policies that are insensitive to other people's plight yet represent their country's voice. This is what needs to be guarded against.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment, and you're welcome anytime! :-) --Durano, done!durano lawayan a.k.a. brad spithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10432711769928256631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843778778119050450.post-5425606753985815642008-06-19T11:43:00.000-07:002008-06-19T11:43:00.000-07:00Am I the first European to join the discussion? T...Am I the first European to join the discussion? The crooked cucumbers and bendy bananas have always been available but as class II. They have never been banned. Most of this furore has been promoted by Europhobia. Many of the regulations were set up to simplify things.<BR/><BR/>And if you are wondering what happens to less than perfect potatoes, though I see plenty of them in the shops and markets round our way, I would guess they go to making mash, chips, crisps, potato based snacks. Please don't believe we spend our time throwing away good food when people are starving. It's not all a case of "let them eat cake", which was misreported too.A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04709794851766685322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843778778119050450.post-16335818076032459012008-06-19T01:46:00.000-07:002008-06-19T01:46:00.000-07:00Hi Zhu,That's one thing positive about the Europea...Hi Zhu,<BR/><BR/>That's one thing positive about the Europeans - their discipline and honesty in labeling their food as organic or GMO.<BR/><BR/>But it doesn't lessen the irrationality of discarding food simply because it is not curved enough or straight enough, nor of the standard size. This is just plain wasteful and capricious. :-) --Durano, done!durano lawayan a.k.a. brad spithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10432711769928256631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843778778119050450.post-22741890616276623702008-06-19T01:43:00.000-07:002008-06-19T01:43:00.000-07:00Hi Fitness Diva,Well, the Commissioner of the EC w...Hi Fitness Diva,<BR/><BR/>Well, the Commissioner of the EC wanted to loosen the stringent standards, at least he's one person in charge who has empathy with poorer populations of the world.<BR/><BR/>All other EC member countries' representatives who rejected his proposal are the ones in charge in their respective states, and you're right, they are irrational are the ones who are the freaks in this world. :-) --Durano, done!durano lawayan a.k.a. brad spithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10432711769928256631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843778778119050450.post-71074016398885282552008-06-19T01:39:00.000-07:002008-06-19T01:39:00.000-07:00Hi Sher,This truly is a ton of waste, when people ...Hi Sher,<BR/><BR/>This truly is a ton of waste, when people are starving. I think farmers, especially potato farmers, should organize their own marketing caravans to sell the imperfect items to the lower income sections of the cities and suburbs.<BR/><BR/>Or, they could organize communities to receive these items on a daily or weekly basis. The direct approach would even make these items more affordable and better patronized. :-) --Durano, done!durano lawayan a.k.a. brad spithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10432711769928256631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843778778119050450.post-6119056646404596362008-06-19T01:34:00.000-07:002008-06-19T01:34:00.000-07:00Hello Kim,"an Aryan race of vegetables...I don't t...Hello Kim,<BR/>"an Aryan race of vegetables...I don't think the poor old spud will fair well in the Miss Universe of Edibles"<BR/><BR/>That's a very funny comment Kim and frankly I never thought about connecting the two.<BR/><BR/>Europeans are really something when it comes to traditions. Oh those ancestors of ours! LOL! :-) --Durano, done!durano lawayan a.k.a. brad spithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10432711769928256631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843778778119050450.post-41374610805650982742008-06-18T13:53:00.000-07:002008-06-18T13:53:00.000-07:00Europeans are picky with food. See the "feta" scan...Europeans are picky with food. See the "feta" scandal (only Greek can name their fete "feta"!), the various regulations etc.<BR/><BR/>But on the other side, I like the way MGO food is clearly labeled (unlike in Canada where there is no policy on the subject). In Canada, the food lobby does whatever he wants...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843778778119050450.post-45753088954155149932008-06-18T13:45:00.000-07:002008-06-18T13:45:00.000-07:00Just plain crazy. Why? When people who are starvin...Just plain crazy. Why? When people who are starving would relish the very taste, smell AND sight of these rejected, "not good enough for the civilized" foodstuffs. What in the heck?<BR/>Those in control are just insane.<BR/><BR/>Why is it that the silliest, most irrational people are always the ones in charge?The Fitness Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616336355234339736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843778778119050450.post-75786840413993061032008-06-18T03:45:00.000-07:002008-06-18T03:45:00.000-07:00I've seen all these on TV. It was reported that po...I've seen all these on TV. It was reported that potato farmers are the most affected. Supermarkets only want to buy those "perfect" potatoes. So what happens to the imperfect ones? They get discarded. Tons of them. What a waste isn't it? So there comes the Organic Food movement where imperfection is not frowned upon but praised. But these labels they wear bear a heavy price. What can the poor farmers do?SheR.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16109763022684492732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843778778119050450.post-64782797587240093872008-06-17T23:48:00.000-07:002008-06-17T23:48:00.000-07:00goodness....I have heard it all now Durano...that ...goodness....<BR/>I have heard it all now Durano...<BR/>that reminds me that I'm going to have to look for more attractive fresh ginger in the future ..lol...<BR/>how ridiculous...an Aryan race of vegetables....oh dear I don't think the poor old spud will fair well in the Miss Universe of Edibles :)Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08308898926898440376noreply@blogger.com