As from December 1995 the European Commission is outlawing Britain’s traditional mushy peas.

Daily Telegraph, p3, 9 August 1995
Today, p2, 9 August 1995
Daily Mail, p13, 10 August 1995
The Sun, p3, 10 August 1995
Daily Mirror, p9, 10 August 1995
Daily Express, p23, 10 August 1995
Western Daily Press, 10 August 1995
Western Morning News, 10 August 1995
Evening Mail, p4, 10 August 1995
Independent on Sunday, p18, 13 August 1995
Sunday Express, p37, 13 August 1995
Sunday Times, p29, 27 August 1995
This is not entirely correct. The European Commission consulted extensively with Governments and the food industry before drafting a Directive governing colours in foodstuffs, and permitting those colours to be harmless. The Directive was subsequently adopted by the European Parliament and the Council (94/36/EC), and came into force in December 1996.

One of the Directive’s general principles is that fresh and processed vegetables may not be coloured. However certain exceptions are allowed, and were introduced into the legislation following …

The last producer of Caerphilly cheese in Caerphilly has been forced to close having been told that it was illegal to take delivery of unpasteurised milk in metal churns.

Western Mail, p1, 25 April 1995

Daily Telegraph, p5, 25 April 1995

Daily Mail, p5, 25 April 1995

Daily Star, p9, 25 April 1995

The Sun, pp6 & 9, 25 April 1995

Daily Mirror, p13, 25 April 1995

Today, p15, 25 April 1995
The transportation of milk is governed by two Directives (Council Directive 92/46/EEC and 94/71/EEC) regulating the transportation of heat-treated and pasteurised milk from the farm to the dairy or processing plant. They ensure that churns and tanks of more than four litres must be ‘hermetically sealed before and during transport by means of a watertight sealing device’.
However, these provisions only apply to heat-treated or pasteurised milk. Raw or unpasteurised milk, though covered by both Directives, may still be transported in open churns. Despite this, general practice …

Myth: The traditional British toilet is under threat from a Brussels Directive which will force the UK to allow sales of cheaper and less sanitary Spanish and French models. Furthermore, British manufacturers fear any EU legislation, due to apply in 1997, will also herald the end of the syphonic flush system as perfected by Thomas Crapper& Co. in the 1880s.
(The Sunday Times, p. 17, 9.4.95 Today, 10.4.95)
Response: This ought not be the case. The scare has arisen in the context of moves that might eventually result in a set of common EU minimum requirements for lavatory manufacturers so that consumers across the Single Market can be assured that what they are buying is safe, hygenie and environmentally sound.

The relevant EU legislation, the 1988 Construction Products Directive, sets out the framework for harmonised standards in this area, stating that they will be developed exclusively by independent, private standardisation bodies within CEN …

SCOTCH WHISKY A DANGER TO LIFE AND LIMB?

Myth: Scotch whisky has been declared a dangerous chemical, meaning it will have to be transported in casks half the size of those used now, with “Flammable Liquid” warnings attached, and handled in gloves only. This will cost the industry a fortune in lost income should it become law.
(Today, p.9, 7.11.94, Daily Telegraph, p. 11, 8.11.94)
Response:  Whisky, like perfume, has long been classified as a flammable liquid. This includes the UK where the transport of whisky is covered by law.
The proposed EU legislation on the transport of dangerous goods embraces all dangerous goods and aligns all Member States’ national mies with existing international practice. It does not in any way go beyond what is currently required for international transport today.
Nevertheless at present the situation in the UK allows transporters to avoid the full thrust of the legislation, so that large casks can …