Whenever talking about industrial/economic decline in Europe, this talking point is mentioned, along with others ofc.

  • Keld [he/him, any]@hexbear.net
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    EU food regulation exists as a way to support European agricultural industries, both in the sense of making it harder for non Europeans to compete in the European markets, but also in order to artificially inflate the value of European goods.
    If so many European economies did not have economic sectors reliant on local luxury and cultural food items they would mandate sawdust be put in the bread.