Quote Originally Posted by RonnieBird View Post
Well, whilst that's most informative, you've explained why you think the regulation is necessary, which is fair enough, except that it wasn't quite what I asked, was it ?

You originally said that the regulation didn't exist, but it does so I asked you why you thought it didn't .

It's not a huge point. As I said earlier, I'm far more concerned by the EU regulations putting Britain and Jamaica at a disadvantage in terms of jobs and the economy , ( and quality too incidentally) , than I am by the quality control measures in force.

Actually though, such matters used to be settled between growers , shippers, retailers and customers rather than employing battalions of clerks to define and enforce the quality of products. As long as they're of sufficient quality to be safe for human consumption, the quality of the product will set the price and vice versa.

It's quite typical of that organisation to want to unnecessarily involve itself and its publicly funded employees in matters which they have no need to, nor business to interfere with .

By the way, you seemed a bit annoyed in your last reply, but I'm not trying to be nasty or anything - just stating an opinion which you're perfectly welcome to disagree with, and which I shall respect whether or not it coincides with my own.

Wasn't this in response to requests to define standards from the industry and national agriculture/farming ministers?