Curly cucumbers and knobbly carrots are to return to shop shelves in a move that promises to cut the price of some fresh produce by up to 40per cent.

An EU ban on the sale of wonky fruit and veg which did not meet the ‘beauty pageant’ standards set by Brussels is to be axed.

This is the first I have heard that the EU banned the sale of veggies that aren’t perfect in appearance. How completely stupid! Anyone who has ever grown anything to eat, especially the older heirloom, open-pollinated plants, knows that vegetables rarely look like the ones in the grocery store, sometimes they look quite “wonky”, and yet they are completely edible and have all the same vitamins and nutrients. To throw them away, just because they don’t conform to appearance standards is ridiculous!

So while the EU has been tossing odd veggies, we have been eating my own fresh produce which has included beans curled in on themselves, lumpy tomatoes, malformed squash, and two-legged carrots. Why, we even eat tomatoes that have been pecked on by birds. I just cut that part off and enjoy the rest of the tasty red goodness. The day I throw out a veggie just because it isn’t perfect, someone needs to knock me on the head. What a waste of food and resources.

More can be read about the silly EU rules at the BBC.