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OT: USA Bans Vegemite, welcome to the Republican nanny state
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Subject: Re: OT: USA Bans Vegemite, welcome to the Republican nanny state
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 06 21:44:39 GMT
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On Oct 22 2006 2:28 PM, A Man Beaten by Jacks wrote:
> http://tinyurl.com/ygq2g3
>
> THE United States has slapped a ban on Vegemite, outraging Australian
> expatriates there.
>
> The bizarre crackdown was prompted because Vegemite contains folate, which
> in the US can be added only to breads and cereals.
> Expatriates say that enforcement of the ban has been stepped up recently and
> is ruining lifelong traditions of having Vegemite on toast for breakfast.
>
> Former Geelong man Daniel Fogarty, who now lives in Calgary, Canada, said he
> was stunned when searched while crossing the US border recently.
>
> "The border guard asked us if we were carrying any Vegemite," Mr Fogarty
> said.
>
> "I was flabbergasted." Paul Watkins, who owns a store called About Australia
> in San Antonio, Texas, said he had been forced to stop importing Vegemite
> six months ago.
>
> "We have completely stopped bringing it in," he said.
>
> "(US authorities) have made a stance and there is nothing that can be done
> about it."
lol
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