European Union Rules That Drinking Water Does NOT Relieve Dehydration

& if you disagree, then get ready to be locked up in prison for 2 years. As Dave Blount over @ Moonbattery puts it "The dysfunctional form of authoritarianism we know as moonbattery has officially jumped the shark in the European Union." (For those who don't know what "jump the shark" means, go here) The MailOnline article he links to uses the word "barmy".  Either way, it is clear that the EU bureaucracy has finally gone over the deep end.

Dehydration is defined as a shortage of water in the body. Everyone know that. & that the best way to deal with dehydration, especially to prevent it, is to drink water. But the European Food Standards Authority decided any statement  to that effect could not be allowed. According to the DailyMail: "The statement on which the eminent EU experts ruled claimed that ‘regular consumption of significant amounts of water can reduce the risk of development of dehydration and of concomitant decrease of performance.’

However the Parma gathering ruled: ‘The panel considers that the proposed claim does not comply with the requirements for a disease risk reduction claim.’ It declared that shortage of water in the body was just a symptom of dehydration."

Welcome to the Twilight Zone that is the EU. As Tory MEP Roger Helmer said: ‘This is stupidity writ large. The euro is burning, the EU is falling apart and yet here they are worrying about the obvious qualities of water. If ever there were an episode which demonstrates the folly of the great European project, then this is it.’
When I read this story I couldn't help but flashback to a bit from the BBC sitcom "Yes, Minister". In 1 episode they talk about a new EEC (European Economic Community, a predicessor of the EU)regulation that a ban on the name "British Sausage" and standardize the EuroSausage.

Talk about life immitating art!!!!!

Unfortunately, this isn't a sitcom scene, this is real life. & a prime example of what is wrong with the EU. It is also the road where Obama & company want to lead us down. The sound you hear is that of our Founding Fathers turning over in their graves.

Source: EU Bans Saying That Drinking Water Relieves Dehydration