▁which ▁time ▁all ▁food s ▁that ▁did ▁not ▁conform ▁would ▁be ▁b anned ▁from ▁sale ▁within ▁the ▁EU . ▁ ▁Pra wn ▁co ck tail ▁cr is ps ▁ ▁One ▁particular ▁e ur om yth ▁about ▁the ▁directive ▁was ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁lead ▁to ▁a ▁ban ▁of ▁pra wn ▁co ck tail - f lav oured ▁cr is ps ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁The ▁source ▁of ▁the ▁myth ▁was ▁a ▁proposal ▁by ▁EU ▁Commission er ▁Martin ▁Bang emann ▁to ▁ban ▁artificial ▁swe eten ers ▁in ▁cr is ps , ▁thus ▁leading ▁to ▁news ▁reports ▁that ▁the ▁EU ▁wanted ▁to ▁ban ▁pra wn ▁co ck tail ▁cr is ps ▁altogether . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁Bang emann ▁was ▁called ▁" The ▁s our ▁kra ut ▁who ▁wants ▁to ▁ban ▁our ▁cr is ps " ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁media ▁and ▁journal ists ▁followed ▁him ▁in ▁Luxemb ourg ▁offering ▁him ▁pra wn ▁co ck tail ▁cr is ps . ▁ ▁The ▁potential ▁ban ▁was ▁later ▁proven ▁to ▁be ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁mistake ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ' s ▁civil ▁service , ▁who ▁forgot ▁to ▁include ▁specifically ▁flav oured ▁cr is ps ▁when ▁compiling ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁food ▁items ▁that ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁ex empt ▁from ▁the ▁directive . ▁When ▁the ▁food ▁industry ▁pointed ▁out ▁this ▁om ission , ▁the ▁mistake ▁was ▁rect ified . ▁The ▁story ▁was ▁par od ied ▁in ▁The ▁Th in ▁Blue ▁Line ▁sit com ▁where ▁a ▁French ▁EU ▁Commission er ▁stated ▁"