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Trader banned from selling '1mm too small' kiwi fruit
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by sweet east pearl | June 26, 2008 at 03:55 pm
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A market trader has been banned from selling a batch of kiwi fruits because they failed to make the EU grade by just one millimetre, it was revealed todayTim Down, 53, was stunned to be told his wares did not match the European size and weight criteria and were unsellable.
Inspectors found some of the stock destined for his stall in Bristol weighed four grams less than the minimum EC requirement - which Mr Down says equates to just a millimetre's thickness.
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at 16:34 on June 26th, 2008
Rather than worrying about the size of kiwi fruits, they should focus on areas of public welfare which are really under threat.
at 22:41 on June 26th, 2008
Kiwi bought in Paris, France.
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at 01:05 on June 27th, 2008
the law is the law. 1mm is a lot considering kiwis are not very big in the first place.
at 07:59 on June 27th, 2008
Delicious and refreshing, kiwi is the best…
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at 00:02 on June 30th, 2008
At the begins it was a joke with a collegue of me...
I cut a slice of kiwi fruit and I put on an old HP Scanjet scanner... this is the result :)
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