My Guardian link was indicative of EU overregulation - I posted that the article referred to 'similar complaints'. Bananas had their own similar overregulation.
I don't know if you're aware, but we don't grow bananas in this country
The Guardian article referred to regulations on 26 fruit and vegetables that EU growers and sellers were hoping to relax. I've looked them up - we don't grow some of these products in abundance either;
apricots, artichokes, asparagus, aubergines, avocadoes, beans, Brussels sprouts, carrots, cauliflowers, cherries, courgettes, cucumbers, cultivated mushrooms, garlic, hazelnuts in shell, headed cabbage, leeks, melons, onions, peas, plums, ribbed celery, spinach, walnuts in shell, water melons, and witloof/chicory
I don't feel the rules in the 17 year old article you took the time to link have had much of a detrimental impact on the ability of European supermarkets to stock plenty of fresh produce.
Nevertheless, the article reported that (at the time) an estimated 20 per cent of British farmers' produce went to waste because of EU regulations. Not forgetting of course that the referendum was 10 years ago, therefore articles in the years prior to the referendum are relevant.
Since Brexit, I have found fruit and veg sections of supermarkets in this country to often be depressing
If we rejoin the EU is there going to be some sort of guarantee that our supermarkets will look vibrant and plentiful? When will Labour's EU-reset kick in? I shall be disappointed if I don't notice a significant change.
As an aside, there have been plenty of protests from farmers across the EU more recently:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/10/theyre-drowning-us-in-regulations-how-europes-furious-farmers-took-on-brussels-and-won
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/10/thousands-of-irish-farmers-protest-against-eu-mercosur-trade-deal