Wisconsin State Fair would never quite be the same if this new European Union regulation somehow found its way across the ocean:

TRADITIONAL bakery exhibitions are at risk of being consigned to history thanks to a new European directive.

New EU regulations have banned the consumption of cakes and confectionary entered at country fairs and agricultural shows immediately after baking competitions.

The chairman of Mayo County Council, Cllr Joe Mellett, said the new rules were the "death knell" for the Irish agricultural show.

"When you see things like this it's no wonder the people voted No to the Lisbon Treaty. This will be the end of the traditional baking competition at local shows across the country, therefore impacting on local revenue. It's just ridiculous."

Under the rules adjudicators of bakery sections in local shows are only permitted to taste the traditional favourites such as apple tarts or cheese cakes. Once the judging is over, the produce must be immediately destroyed. As a result, only bite-sized versions of the cakes will be entered in shows.

Well thank God someone is finally ending the tyranny of locally produced cakes and tarts.  They were a menace to the good citizens of those communities.

Via Cato.