And, it's time for the return of the knobby potato - and other funny fruit and veg (12.11.2008) je 17

Today is quote "a new dawn for the bendy cucumber and the amusingly shaped carrot". That's how a European Commission spokesman decribed a landmark ruling to chop the EU's size and shape standards for fruit and vegetables. But European shoppers will have to show some patience - the new rules only take effect next July.