It seems like the cinnamon patrol comment is related to this, which does seem to indicate the interpretation of an EU law is to blame:
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/12/25/256602581/wh...
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/12/25/256602581/wh...
> The EU's regulations on a common type of cinnamon called cassia limit how much bakers can use: 50 milligrams per kilogram of dough, if it's a traditional or seasonal pastry, or 15 milligrams per kilogram if it's just a regular old everyday pastry.
But the Denmark decided their traditional seasonal pastry was an everyday one
> This particular kerfuffle comes because the Danish food authority recently classified kanelsnegler, or cinnamon rolls, as an everyday pastry
So really this is the "fault" of the Danish government, isn't it?
Source for quotes: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/12/eu-worrie...
It kind of sounds like the issue is that outside of safety regulations someone told some petty tyrant that they got to decide how to classify pastry so of course they decided to classify it in such a way as to require action and importance on their own part at the expense of everyone's inconvenience.
I suspect the proper fix is to fire everyone in that department and start over.
Most countries have a body regulating what you can eat that will do it's best to stop you from ingesting dangerous amounts of, well, anything.