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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumsanybody here ever look up stupid EU regulations?
I think this is a big part of it too, for the average person it is like- REALLY? ROFL
The first one is my favorite I wonder how much this three year "investigation" cost...
EU bans claim that water can prevent dehydration
Brussels bureaucrats were ridiculed yesterday after banning drink manufacturers from claiming that water can prevent dehydration.
EU officials concluded that, following a three-year investigation, there was no evidence to prove the previously undisputed fact.
Producers of bottled water are now forbidden by law from making the claim and will face a two-year jail sentence if they defy the edict, which comes into force in the UK next month.
Bendy bananas back on the shelves thanks to change in strict EU laws
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1026905/Crooked-cucumbers-bendy-bananas-supermarket-shelves.html
EU ban on powerful vacuum cleaners prompts anger and legal challenge
Which? tells consumers to buy now as Best Buy cleaners fall foul of EU energy label that prohibits motors above 1,600w
Consumers are being urged to buy powerful vacuum cleaners while they can after it emerged that some of the most powerful models on the market will disappear in September when a new EU rule comes into force.
An EU energy label, to be introduced from 1 September, means manufacturers will not be able to make or import vacuum cleaners with a motor that exceeds 1,600 watts.
he European commission believes the new regulations will mean better vacuum cleaners for consumers. European commission spokeswoman for energy Marlene Holzner said in a blog: "As a result of the new EU eco-design and labelling regulations, consumers will also get better vacuum cleaners. In the past, there was no legislation on vacuum cleaners and companies could sell poorly performing vacuum cleaners."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/21/anger-as-eu-bans-most-powerful-vacuum-cleaners
Traditional Danish pastries threatened by EU cinnamon ban
Under Danish interpretation of the EU legislation the amount of cinnamon in "everyday fine baked goods" will be limited to 15mg per kilo meaning a ban on Kanelsnegler pastries, a winter favourite in all Nordic countries, which take their name from their coiled snail shape.
The move has provoked a furious reaction from Danish bakers because neighbouring Sweden has decided to save their spicy pastries, known as Kanelbullar in Swedish, by classing them as a traditional and seasonal dish with a permitted cinnamon level over three times higher, at 50mg per kilo.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/10538172/Traditional-Danish-pastries-threatened-by-EU-cinnamon-ban.html
Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)if it weren't for all the cinnamon, cardamom, and allspice in their cooking, their food would be completely flavorless.
Well, except for the surströmming. That most definitely has a flavor.
TexasMommaWithAHat
(3,212 posts)instead of 15 minutes because the vacuum has less power, I have saved energy???
Huh?
No, I probably haven't saved energy, but I'll be really pissed off if I have to work twice as long!
anoNY42
(670 posts)Thanks Obama! (jk mods)
Denzil_DC
(7,187 posts)The Mail's specialized in anti-EU propaganda of this sort for years. The straight banana "scandal" is legendary and much-derided when people are gullible enough to lap it up.
The Telegraph dips its toe into this sort of stuff too. You do understand the political complexion of those two papers, huh? It's not exactly a secret.
And the Guardian could have done better.
When I vacuum, I like to use a machine that devotes the pricey electricity I feed into it toward sucking up dirt, not heating or ventilating the room or deafening myself. If I want to heat and/or ventilate my room or deafen myself, I'll use a purpose-designed heater, ventilator or people deafener, as they'll be a whole lot better at it.
I know this story from when it broke. Quite a number of suckers fixated on the idea that bigger wattage = better performance. Duh. They even went and bought brand-new high-powered machines before the regs came into force, whether they needed to replace their old vacuum cleaners or not.
In fact, the EU had thrown down the gauntlet to the manufacturers to develop vacuum cleaners that did the same job just as well while using less electricity. They did so quite easily. Lower utility bills, less pollution of the environment. Win-win all round.
What the heck is your problem with that?
snooper2
(30,151 posts)got it
Denzil_DC
(7,187 posts)A very houseproud woman, she thought it was really cool when she spent a fortune on it.
A couple of years later, she denounced it as a pile of over-hyped crap when it cacked out for the final time and she trashed it. My cheapo Vax outperformed it even in its heyday.
hunter
(38,264 posts)Vacuum cleaners is one I know...
Some manufacturers will use a cheap, inefficient motor that wastes half the electricity flowing into it, and then advertise this as a feature.
Look, our cheap ass vacuum has a ten amp motor!
woopeedoo. It's wasting half that electricity making hot air.
An honest manufacturer might be using a nine amp motor that's much more powerful and efficient.
Putting a damper on such false advertising, in this case vacuum cleaner power wars, is a good thing.