Major League Eating offers to settle EU prune-laxative dispute
Incensed at the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) health claim panel rejection of a general function, article13 claim linking prunes and “normal bowel function”, Watson challenged Dalli to a prune eating contest in the European Parliament in Strasbourg recently.
Reading about the prune incident on NutraIngredients last week, Major League Eating, “the governing body of all stomach-centric sport”, got in touch to say they could step up to the dinner plate and resolve the matter.
“It is not yet known whether the two political leaders will face off over a plate of prunes, but Major League Eating’s offer to sanction the event may indeed make it a reality,” said Richard Shea, president of the eat-off specialists.
“Eating contests are esophageal jousts that have been used to settle scores since the beginning of time. As the international organisation that oversees eating on a professional level, we feel it only right to offer our services to Sir Graham Watson and the EU.”
