Claim: There are 26,911 words in the EU regulations on the sale of cabbages.
Fact-check: The cabbage myth returns: EU cabbage regulations don't have 26,911 words - Full Fact
Verdict: this is false. it's a long-running myth that has been around since the 1951, and was originally about a usa government agency.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Tom Phillips
Date published: 2019-08-08T00:00:00