No Vegemite for you!

[patgund]

There's no accounting for taste

THE US has banned Vegemite, even to the point of searching Australians for jars of the spread when they enter the country.

The bizarre crackdown was prompted because Vegemite has been deemed illegal under US food laws. 

The great Aussie icon - faithfully carried around the world by travellers from downunder - contains folate, which under a technicality, America allows to be added only to breads and cereals."

Comments

[jeriendhal.livejournal.com]

Great, and my friend Peta down under was already having a bad day...

[loli-cat.livejournal.com]

Here and before I read the second paragraph I thought it could be mixed with something inoccous like honey and made into an explosive... :P

[usqueba.livejournal.com]

There's some glitch about selling/importing Kinder Uberrashung ("Kinder Eggs"), too. LAME!

http://www.kindersurprise.com/

[kd5mdk.livejournal.com]

How about Marmite? They got that too?

[angelique69.livejournal.com]

WTF!?!?!?! You used to actually be able to buy it as a food supplement here in the States. Blessed Be, Angelique

Snopes weighs in

[morgan-gw.livejournal.com]

Claim: The U.S. has banned all imports of Vegemite due to the presence of folate.

Status: False.

The new info appears to be from NEWS.com.au, dated today. Details at http://www.snopes.com/food/warnings/vegemite.asp