Sunday, 22 October 2006 Vegemite Banned Unbelievable - THE US has banned Vegemite!!!!! There’s no accounting for taste October 21, 2006 12:00am 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. [listening to: Sunset Borderline - Sandi Thom ] 11:55:36 AM comment [ ] trackback [ ] G! • Geek On This Day : Oct 22 October 22: International Stuttering Awareness Day 1383 - In Portugal , a period of civil war and anarchy began when King Ferdinand I died without a male heir to the Portuguese throne. 1844- Millerites and members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church were greatly disappointed that Jesus did not return as predicted by preacher William Miller (pictured). 1924- Toastmasters International was founded. 1962- Cuban Missile Crisis: U.S. President John F. Kennedy announced on television that Soviet nuclear weapons had been discovered in Cuba and that he had ordered a naval “quarantine” of the island nation. 1999- Vichy France official Maurice Papon was jailed for crimes against humanity committed during World War II. [listening to: The Boogie Monster - Gnarls Barkley ] 11:31:59 AM comment [ ] trackback [ ] G! • Random © Copyright 2006 Frank Arrigo. A Geek Microsoft Blogger Last update: 7/11/2006; 9:08:00 PM.