Clog Victory

Empirical evidence will prevent the European Union from putting its foot down on the Dutch clog, allowing the venerable shoe to go toe-to-toe with steel-reinforced safety boots in the workplace. A Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research team put EU bureaucrats' fears to rest about clogs as work shoes. "A normal shoe only protects the toes." the researchers observed. "A wooden shoe protects the entire foot."

Empirical evidence will prevent the European Union from putting its foot down on the Dutch clog, allowing the venerable shoe to go toe-to-toe with steel-reinforced safety boots in the workplace. A Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research team put EU bureaucrats' fears to rest about clogs as work shoes. "A normal shoe only protects the toes." the researchers observed. "A wooden shoe protects the entire foot."