MEPS SEE SENSE ON 'SAFETY' RULE THAT WOULD BAN MRI

摘要

For many, the European parliament and indeed the whole EU process is associated with barmy health and safety laws. Some of this stuff lies in euromyth land, but some of the stories are not myths, alas. So, it was gratifying to see two victories for common sense in recent weeks. One was the rescinding of a proposed ban on serving olive oil in jugs in restaurants. That was more of a quality control issue than a health issue, although there was a health aspect as well. Restaurants would have been forced to serve olive oil only in unopened tamper-proof packaging labelled according to EU standards. The proposal was a gift to the eurosceptics, and was hastily withdrawn after it was greeted with widespread ridicule.