Stop suffocating us!

Let us decide. If I want to go to a B&B with dogs in the kitchen, let me. If others don't, let them leave and find a B&B that doesn't.

Let me choose how to live my life.

Get off us, for god's sake just get off interfering and destroying our lives.

Tom Franklin, London, United Kingdom

...and how will the rules be enforced?
Undoubtedly through a special commission monitoring dog and cat movements around kitchens. More staff, more rules, more red-tape - and lots of lovely tax money to fund it!!

peterj, malvern, uk

Are these rules applied in other EU countries, or is this another example of British officials "gold-plating" the regulations ?

John, Norwich, England

Here in the states we find it amazing that you give more and more power to Brussels even after they do things like this. They just can't leave people alone Brussels is the ultimate nanny.

Casey Musselman, Kennesaw, US

Let people vote with their wallets. If you don't like animals in the kitchen, then don't stay at a B&B that has animals. If it does not bother you, then feel free to stay.

Where has freedom of choice gone?

Arthur, Newcastle,

Is there any evidence that a dog sleeping in his basket in the kitchen is any kind of health hazard?

We've always had dogs, they've always had their baskets in the kitchen; I've managed to survive to the age of 30 without being poisoned.

James, London, UK

Time to return to home rule.

WLP, Somerset,

I'd be more concerned about mice.....

WLP, Somerset,

A friends B&B was inspected for rating last year, they would not rate it as the towel rails were "nipple height"...
Dogs in the kitchen. Fine, so long as they are on the floor and the food is on the table. Much better than a dirty fridge or lack of personal hygene in the kitchen.

Charlie, Exeter, uk

I don’t like the idea of animals in food preparation areas. But I don't like EU directives either. Perhaps there should be a requirement for B&Bs to inform customers if they are animal free or not. Customers could then make an informed choice

Alan Trent, London, UK

Ireland...are you listening? Throw out the EU constitution!

Phil, Preston,

First tell us then, how many "food poisoning outbreaks" in the last 5 years have been "traced back to those premises", and more importantly directly, to the presence of dogs and cats in a food preparation area.

Come on, tell us how many.

More nonsense by sheer unthinking, incompetent imbeciles.

Laura Roberts, London, United Kingdom

Its takes British bureaucrats to enforce this nonsense- and don't those jobsworths love doing so.

M Reid, Northampton, UK

I certainly wouldn't want an animal wandering about where my food is being prepared.

Having said that there are loads of kebab shops, burger and hot dog stands/vans that need to be shut down first.

Luke, London, UK

Dogs can't get to the kitchen tops but cats can.

Tom Fallowfield, Braemar,

Ignore! A nice filet de Bichon Frisé with champignons and truffles makes the perfect breakfast! (Follow with langues de chat, if you feel upbeat!).

They eat horses, don't they?

Mike L, Chippenham, Wilts

What is 'High-Risk Food' surely not food prepared in a farmhouse kitchen..fast food outlets don't allow dogs but they really do produce 'high-risk food! Bet the rest of Europe ignore this ruling and we're the only ones anal enough to enforce.

ian, Wokingham, england

Yet another example of the Brussels "Eureaucrats" highlighting their stupidity. "Brules" of this nature only reinforce the need for the UK Government to respect the majority feeling of the electorate and hold a referendum on the EU "treaty". Time the UK stood its ground and 'pushed back'.

M Chandler, Freiburg (Elbe), Germany

How about giving people the option by telling potential customers that there are dogs or cats in the main building. Then they have a choice to book or not to book.

Stop making laws about this. Take the easier route and make it an issue of giving information.

Elizabeth, Edinburgh,

I wish Europe would disapear.

shane, blackburn, england

Read the Times article "We are becoming a nation of Traffic Wardens". Although this particular directive stems from the EU, there is a common thread running through almost all the infuriating stories of government ineptitude - a bloated state, be it at national or international level. Vote wisely.

T Coates, Ambelside, England

Youw would not mind except we all know that this rule will only be enforced here in the uk, any one who goest to europe and part of it can see that they pay no attention to these laws at all in any regard.

I dont know why we bothter to make such a fuss they dont.

MR W Jones, Liverpool, England

has anybody been across the channel lately.This stupid rule from EU needs some action in say greece haha.

Peter Euler, GRANGEMOUTH, Scotland