"NotMyRealJob" <xeqti...@accessbee.com> wrote in message

> My curiosity got the better of me back in the early 80's, when Men at Work
> were
> all the rage. Only so many times you can hear "Down Under" and its line
> about
> being given a "Vegemite sandwich" before you have to get a taste. Luckily,
> curiosity didn't kill the cat, but it came close. I think engine grease
> would've been a better choice.

> 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."

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