Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 >