No more Day Old bread - what about Day Old thoughts?

A German bakery is discontinuing sales of Day Old bread.

Why could that be?

Because people don't buy enough of it?
Because the bakery owner discovered the joy of greed?

No, it is because the government insists on regulations originally meant for a different purpose.

German state officials insist that day old bread from a bakery needs to be treated the same way as factory bread sold in supermarkets and grocery stores.
At the stroke of midnight, five hours after the bakery closes, the artisanal, lovingly handcrafted loaf of traditional break turns into a highly regulated item - according to officials.

Regulations for the latter require:
1. Packaging the bread in accordance with food safety rules. Either vacuum sealed or packed in a "protective atmosphere" (read nitrogen) to prevent bacteria and mold for a week or two.
2. Detailed labeling of the ingredients on each package.
3. Label showing the exact weight at the time of packaging. Remember, bread loses a bit of weight as it dries.

The extra manual work and machine time involved in achieving compliance would make the Day Old too expensive, says the bakery chief.

So, instead of feeding people, the bread will go into the compost.

Giving it away does not seem to be an option in a country where dumpster diving can still be prosecuted as a crime

Wouldn't it be marvelous if the same strict regulations could be applied to day old statements made by politicians?

Vacuum sealing won't work for that, of course, but clear labeling and loss of weight because of a reduction of fluff sounds like a good idea.

Any Day Old thoughts not handled accordingly would be qualified as garbage and disposed of. Just like some old Germans did with the daily newspaper when they used it as toilet paper.