EU standards, particularly in relation to food health and safety, will never be part of the negotiation, ‘not with the US or anyone else', European Commission says

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/36493283

EU standards, particularly in relation to food health and safety, will never be part of the negotiation, ‘not with the US or anyone else’, European Commission says

Archived version: https://archive.is/20250416105427/https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2025/04/16/eu-dismisses-us-demands-on-food-standards-and-ties-to-china/

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  • Broadfern@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 days ago

    There’s an American comedian, Gary Gulman, who has a joke something along the lines of “Pop Tarts were invented as a way to say ‘fuck you’ to poor people.”

    They are objectively terrible; given mainly to the children whose parents did not have the time to make them breakfast, or could not afford a better meal. Fondness for them comes from nostalgia, most likely.

    • albert180@piefed.socialEnglish
      2·
      1 day ago

      Are they cheaper in the US?

      Because you could get for the same price 2-3 boxes of breakfast cereal, which is nutritionally still shit, but at least it tastes good