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Originally posted by XanthosNZ
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20623973-2,00.html
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 ic ...[text shortened]... aid.

Banned because it contains folic acid (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folic_acid)?
The only knowledge of vegemite I have is from the popular Men at Work song.

Does it taste good?

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Originally posted by XanthosNZ
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20623973-2,00.html
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 ic ...[text shortened]... aid.

Banned because it contains folic acid (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folic_acid)?
That was fun...now for the truth eh.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20641599-1702,00.html

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Originally posted by Wajoma
That was fun...now for the truth eh.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20641599-1702,00.html
So how do you determine that that story is more accurate than the previous story? They are both from the same site are they not.

NOTE: I admit it seems like the first report was wrong but frankly I blame the media for reporting the incorrect story.

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Originally posted by Philodor
You really are a silly little s@d. Get back to school.
Perhaps it's you who requires more education on the subject.

http://www.sbaa.org/site/c.gpILKXOEJqG/b.2029053/k.30F7/Prevention.htm

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Originally posted by scottishinnz
Perhaps it's you who requires more education on the subject.

http://www.sbaa.org/site/c.gpILKXOEJqG/b.2029053/k.30F7/Prevention.htm
You seem to specialise in posting references to websites.

Presumab;y this is because you are incapable of expressing the gist of an argument or set of opinions in your own words.

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In Livingstone whenever cheap farm products (such as eggs) start getting imported from across the border from Zimbabwe, the local farmers get together and have a chat with the local veterinarian and get the importation banned on medical grounds. This doesn't stop the massive amount of smuggling, but at least smuggled goods cost a bit more.
Goods coming from Zimbabwe tend to be cheaper because:
1. The economy is in major trouble.
2. Exchange controls resulted in unbalanced exchange rates.
3. The EU has in the past been providing a lot of assistance to Zimbabwean agriculture (I don't know why)

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