Stories like this happen with disturbing regularity.
Source (da):
https://www.mm.dk/tjekdet/artikel/hvad-blev-der-af-eus-forbu...
Translated:
https://www.translatetheweb.com/?from=da&to=en&dl=en&a=https...
Danish food producers were taking the cheap route (Cassia cinnamon rather than the not-dangerous Cinnamomum verum), and rather than requiring the bakers to use less spice or the more expensive one, the Danish government abused the loophole in the law for traditional recipes.
+1 to the EU, -1 to Denmark and the bakers.
The entire tyrannical bureaucracy of the EU undoubtedly feel they're doing a great service, while a lot of people feel they're sticking their noses where they don't belong, making problems where none exist to justify their existence.
No-one died, but there's an account here [2] of mouth lesions caused by excessive cinnamon bun consumption.
The Veternary and Food Administration works closely with the European Union. [3]
[1] https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=PV&refer...
[2] https://doi.org/10.14219/jada.archive.2000.0311
[3] https://www.foedevarestyrelsen.dk/english/Aboutus/Internatio...
I've moved from EU to NZ and it's kinda nice not to have that stringent regulation. People here has really good common sense, empathy and are quite technically handy. But that came from small population. Most are incredibly racists (tho easier than aussies) and fail to see their own weaknesses...
I must admin EU is so much more modern than NZ.