Vegemite.... that nasty tasting black stuff? Good! Someone needed to
stop the spread of that stuff. Ugh!

http://whatscookingamerica.net/Histo...iteHistory.htm
"It's an acquired taste" doesn't even scratch the surface of
yuckiness.

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On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 09:58:05 GMT, Craig Welch >
wrote:

> From news.com.au:
>
>There's no accounting for taste
>October 21, 2006 12:00am Article from: The Sunday Times
>
>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.
>
>Australian expatriates in the US said enforcement of the ban had been
>gradually stepped up and was now ruining lifelong traditions of Vegemite
>on toast for breakfast.
>
>Kraft spokeswoman Joanna Scott said: "The (US) Food and Drug
>Administration doesn't allow the import of Vegemite simply because the
>recipe does have the addition of folic acid."
>
>The US was "a minor market'' for Vegemite, she said.


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