AS IRELAND grapples with recession, it will come as an enormous relief that agricultural shows are free to continue having traditional cake competitions.
Martin Territt, director of the European Commission Representation in Ireland, was the bearer of this good news, commenting: “There are no EU rules banning the eating of cakes at agricultural shows. Any rules are only there to cover businesses. In fact, they specifically protect agricultural cake fairs and other traditional events. People producing food occasionally and on a small scale are not covered by the rules.”
The ‘new’ EU food hygiene legislation was written into Irish law in 2006, but does not outlaw cake competitions.
According to the European Commission, the rumour is the latest “of a series of Euro-myths which originate mainly in the British tabloids and regularly reappear. These myths cover everything from toys for pigs to bans on traditional funerals – and range from wild distortions to blatant lies.”
The ‘new’ EU food hygiene legislation was written into Irish law in 2006, but does not outlaw cake competitions.
According to the European Commission, the rumour is the latest “of a series of Euro-myths which originate mainly in the British tabloids and regularly reappear. These myths cover everything from toys for pigs to bans on traditional funerals – and range from wild distortions to blatant lies.”
