Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]aah, to have vegamite someday in the motherland... leo On Oct 24, 2006, at 8:31 PM, Alastair Firkin wrote: > Vegemite of course: its Australian ;-) > >> I didn't realize that but I researched it today and marmite is not >> vegamite. So I ask, which is better? (i've only had marmite ...) >> >> leo >> >> >> On Oct 24, 2006, at 2:15 AM, Alastair Firkin wrote: >> >>> MARMITE IS NOT VEGEMITE ;-) >>> >>>> Good news - shocking stuff! - whish they'd ban it here where it's >>>> called >>>> Marmite! :-) >>>> >>>> Julian Mildren >>>> (Wet)Plymouth UK >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: lug-bounces+julian=mildren.com@leica-users.org >>>> [mailto:lug-bounces+julian=mildren.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf >>>> Of G >>>> Hopkinson >>>> Sent: 24 October 2006 05:06 >>>> To: 'Leica Users Group' >>>> Subject: [Leica] OT for those concerned with cultural freedoms >>>> >>>> This shocking news just to hand from AAP >>>> >>>> "Authorities probe Vegemite ban reports >>>> Tuesday Oct 24 13:32 AEST >>>> Mystified Australian authorities have launched an investigation >>>> into >>>> reports >>>> Vegemite has been banned from entering the United >>>> States. >>>> Supermarkets in the US continue to stock Vegemite and have no >>>> plans to >>>> remove Australia's iconic breakfast spread from their >>>> shelves. >>>> Adding to the confusion, a spokesperson from the Australian >>>> embassy in >>>> Washington DC said US officials had recently said they had no >>>> concerns about Vegemite. >>>> Weekend media reports, however, described how US customs officers >>>> have >>>> been >>>> removing jars of Vegemite from travellers' bags as they >>>> entered America. >>>> >>>> "We are aware of reports that US authorities have been seeking to >>>> stop >>>> people from bringing Vegemite into the country," a >>>> spokesperson from the Australian embassy in Washington DC told AAP. >>>> "From our perspective there is no food safety issue with Vegemite >>>> and we >>>> had >>>> been advised recently by US authorities that Vegemite >>>> was not of concern to them. >>>> "We are liaising with US authorities to determine whether the media >>>> reports >>>> are accurate." >>>> The ban was reportedly due to Vegemite containing folate, which >>>> America's >>>> Food and Drug Administration only allows to be added to >>>> bread and cereals. >>>> FDA officials did not return phone calls. >>>> American supermarkets such as Bristol Farms and Whole Foods were >>>> selling >>>> Vegemite in their stores on Tuesday. >>>> Nearly 100,000 Australians and New Zealanders live in the United >>>> States. >>>> Vegemite is made in Australia by US-based Kraft Foods Inc." >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> Hoppy >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information