Cato: Denmark Without the Danish? A Crisis of EU Regulation

Two of my lifelong interests — government over-regulation and scrumptious Scandinavian baked goods — have finally intersected:

…scientists have now discovered that too much of the most commonly used type of cinnamon, cassia, can cause liver damage thanks to high levels of coumarin, a natural ingredient found in the spice.

The EU has accordingly decreed that coumarin levels must be kept below 50 mg per kg in “traditional” or “seasonal” foodstuffs eaten only occasionally, and 15 mg per kg in everyday “fine baked goods.” This is triggering a crisis in Denmark:

Read more at http://www.cato.org/blog/denmark-without-danish-crisis-eu-regulation