From the "you can't make this crap up" file... Of course, the European government is focused on solving the most pressing problems that individuals face. After all, it's always been such a "crime" that people are forced to buy things based on individual units. Lawmakers have now corrected that problem by forcing groceries to be sold instead by weight. Thank goodness the government is focused on these things - you feel much more protected and your life will now be better, right?
FTA: "Under the draft legislation, to come into force as early as next year, the sale of groceries using the simple measurement of numbers will be replaced by an EU-wide system based on weight. It would mean an end to packaging descriptions such as eggs by the dozen, four-packs of apples, six bread rolls or boxes of 12 fish fingers... The changes would cost the food and retail industries millons of pounds as items would have to be individually weighed to ensure the accuracy of the label... The Grocer [magazine] said food industry sources had described the move as "bonkers" and "absolute madness". Its editor, Adam Leyland, said the EU had "created a multi-headed monster"."
EU to ban selling eggs by dozen
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Original posting by Braincrave Second Life staff on Jun 30, 2010 at http://www.braincrave.com/viewblog.php?id=247
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