An Inclusive Litany

4/5/99

A recent trade dispute between the United States and the European Union that was brought before the World Trade Organization hinged on the EU's requirement that bananas imported into Europe must be at least 5.5 inches long and 1.06 inches wide, and cannot be sold at all if they are "abnormally curved." This is from the same organizational entity that set up a tribunal to adjudicate whether Jaffa Cake, a popular British spongy orange-and-chocolate flavored treat, should be classified as a cake or as a cookie.