The kebab has escaped

At the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs did not vote the proposed ban on phosphate.

According to Deutsche Welle, the vote needed an absolute majority of at least 376 votes for a ban on phosphates, but the legislature fell just three votes short. The vote was 373-272 with 30 abstentions.

Some EU lawmakers had cited health concerns based on studies that linked the phosphates used in the giant slabs of frozen meat to cardiovascular disease. (MTI)