EU stupidity strikes again and makes me go AAAAAAHHHHHH

[antikristuseke]

Neither do camels, they store fat.

[Karle94]

Originally Posted by antikristuseke

Neither do camels, they store fat.

I guess that`s one thing we have in common.

[CCIP]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication

It IS possible to drink too much water, and it can even be fatal as you can see. Of course for most people in normal situation, their body does a decent job of telling when to stop.

[Platapus]

A meeting of 21 scientists in Parma, Italy, concluded that reduced water content in the body was a symptom of dehydration and not something that drinking water could subsequently control.

Reduced water is a symptom of dehydration??


I think their cart and horse are in the wrong juxtaposition.

[STEED]

two-year jail sentence

WHAT!


Your next water companies.

[Platapus]

two year jail sentence

Originally Posted by STEED

WHAT!


Your next water companies.

And the worst part is that while in jail you will only get bread as water is evidently not necessary to prevent dehydration.

[Respenus]

I was waiting for this one. It's late and I have a splitting headache, so I can't go into the details but here's the short version. Two German scientists decided to show the EFSA (European Food Security Authority, not the EU, but an independent expert body) rules on food labelling are too strict. What happened is that the EFSA decided that putting a label on water bottles that merely drinking water prevents dehydration doesn't comply with Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. This, as you will all agree is true, as there are idiots who will drink half a litre, then collapse in the scorching heat and after they wake up sue the company that sold bottled water. Here's the article if you're still confused:

Originally Posted by Article 14

In order to ensure that the claims made are truthful, it is necessary that the substance that is the subject of then claim is present in the final product in quantities that are sufficient, or that the substance is absent or present in suitably reduced quantities, to produce the nutritional or physiological effect claimed. The substance should also be available to be used by the body. In addition, and where appropriate, a significant amount of the substance producing the claimed nutritional or physiological effect should be provided by a quantity of the food that can reasonably be expected to be consumed.

So with all due respect, MAKE SURE YOU BACK UP YOUR CLAIMS! I'm getting sick and tired of constantly having to point out that while the EU does do stupid things at times, what the UK media writes down is the equivalent of a retarded individual discussing quantum physics. /apologies to all who were offered by this screaming rant/

[Betonov]

Originally Posted by antikristuseke

Neither do camels, they store fat.

That's the mechanics behind it yes. Camels just do it more efficiently than us

[Gorduz]

Thamk you Respenus. Behind every stupid law there is usually a reason.. How good it is might differ, but things are usually more complicated than first assumed.

It is like people ridiculing the cucumber law(specifying the dimensions of cucumbers to be sold in EU). It sounds strange but the reason is quite logical (still wrong, but logical). Someone discovered that cucumbers made inside the EU had less variation than those produced outside, and since trade embargoes are restricted through the WTO someone found a smart way for protectionism.. Logical reasons for illogical laws

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by Gorduz

Thamk you Respenus. Behind every stupid law there is usually a reason..

There is always the other side of the story.

But still, it was rather amusing as it was presented.