EU slips on oil jug ban after public anger

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Public anger across Europe has forced Brussels to bottle out of plans to ban olive oil jugs in restaurants and cafes. The plans originally had been dreamt up by the European commissioner for agriculture, Dacian Cioloş.

Cioloş wanted new "hygienic" nozzles attached to the jugs, plus printed labelling on each bottle. A plan virgin on the ridiculous?

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