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Public Health’s daft daff directive

February 12th, 2015 Posted in Uncategorized by

It is no way near April 1st but this was no April Fools, thought you may be mistaken for taking it as one..

“Supermarkets have been urged to keep daffodils away from fruit and vegetable aisles this spring – in case they are mistaken for food.

In a letter to major stores, Public Health England warned the flowers could be confused with onions or Chinese vegetables, and consumption of them was an “emerging risk”. ” BBC 7th February 2015

Have we really got to that stage in the “Government micro-manages everything” route plan, that Public Health bodies are now telling retailers how to arrange their products? Well actually we are probably well past that point. But if PHE are really concerned about the upcoming daffodil epidemic about to sweep though the land, they may wish to impart this information to every fruit and veg stall (which have been selling daffs this time of year back to year dot), and ensure every mini-market and farm shop across the country is likewise informed. And why stop there? Perhaps a leaflet campaign (in 14 languages obviously) ? Mandatory lessons in schools? A Jamie Oliver special? or A poster campaign or even a TV advert warning parents to keep their springtime floral displays well away from curious children’s hands? After all “if it saves one life”….

Meanwhile the rest of us will continue to worry about the important stuff – the failure of GPs to diagnose cancer earlier; why more resources are not devoted to dementia research; the chronic state of the NHS; whether TB is a ticking time bomb; our abilities to identify/withstand infectious disease outbreaks; childhood vaccination information etc

It never fails to amaze us just how stupid quangos believe UK citizen’s to be. Nor, indeed, the lengths they are willing to go to, to extend their sphere of power and influence by one inch.

Needless to say, the comments on the BBC website almost universally share our disbelief/exasperation of PHE. We especially enjoyed the item below. Our thanks to “Moo” whoever you are – it made us smile.

“Comment 47

I wander’d slowly round the aisles,
Wondering about the high food bills,
When all at once I came across,
A host of tasty daffodils,
Those juicy stems of greens and yellow,
Could tempt any thrifty fellow,
I’ll take them home and prepare a meal,
Of tasty, yellow daffodil.”

2 Responses to “Public Health’s daft daff directive”

  1. Pain Specialist Says:

    good post …!


  2. Health Around Says:

    its great post….!