Proof that I really am in a nutbush:
Picture that as a commercial, filled with jars of vegemite and happy children. They can't put the advert on here because it's copyrighted, I guess.
and one that's a little more true:
And I just heard that Vegemite was banned in the US because of folate. Haha, good, because it kinda tastes like crappy fermentation. Anyone know if this is actually true?
I have tried Vegemite, it was okay. Salty. Enough to raise your blood pressure. But, you should try it if you can, just for the experience. I'll bring a jar home, get at me if you want some the next time I'm home. :-)
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(NewsTarget) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that recent media reports that the agency had banned imports of Vegemite -- a yeast spread popular in Australia -- are false.
"There is no ban on Vegemite," said FDA spokesman Mike Herndon, who said he was surprised by the media reports on a possible ban.
Over the weekend, media outlets began reporting that border officials were confiscating Vegemite from travelers entering the country, based on the folate content of the spread. Under FDA regulations, folate (folic acid) can only be added to cereals and breads, but Herndon says the agency does not plan to target Vegemite.
"One of the vitamin B components (in Vegemite) is folate," said Herndon. "In and of itself, it's not a violation. If they're adding folate to it, boosting it up, technically it would be a violation. But the FDA has not targeted it and I don't think we intend to target Vegemite simply because of that."
A representative of Kraft Foods -- which makes Vegemite -- reportedly told the media that the FDA did not allow imports of the spread because of its folic acid content.
However, Herndon said, "Nobody at the FDA has told [Kraft] there is a ban."
A spokesperson for the Australian embassy in Washington, D.C. said, "We are aware of reports that U.S. authorities have been seeking to stop people from bringing Vegemite into the country. From our perspective there is no food safety issue with Vegemite and we have been advised recently by U.S. authorities that Vegemite was not of concern to them."
Vegemite is a salty, paste-like spread made from yeast extract, and is considered a national food in Australia. Roughly 100,000 Australian expatriates in the United States are still able to purchase their national food from American stores, though few Americans enjoy the product.
Many news outlets are now classifying the weekend reports of a Vegemite ban as a hoax or an urban legend that began with an overenthusiastic border official possibly confiscating a jar of the spread.
Somewhere else I found that:
The FDA have said that they have not banned vegemite. The refused batches from the UK were stopped for: "labeling problems (lack of ingredient list), suspected presence of a color additive not approved for use in food in the United States, and lack of registration of facilities and filing of processes for a low-acid canned food."
vegemite tastes like vom. they put it on toast as an after dinner snack in south africa. have i mentioned that it tasted horrible? I brought some home for my parents to try but it is still sealed on the self. i guess me noting that it tastes like vom didn't help it's cause. if you need more to feed to your friends, you can call dan and vick.
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