Chips are down for Belgian frites as EU acts on 'unsafe compound'

Belgium says European commission’s proposal to change cooking process for safety reasons will spoil chips’ tasteThe European commission has been accused of a crime against the people of Belgium for what local politicians say amounts to an attempt to ban the national dish, the frite – or frieten, as they say in the Flemish-speaking north of the country.
Whether eaten with mayonnaise or taken au naturel, the Belgian chip is up there with chocolate, beer and the national football