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WTF!!! Canada's only gone and banned Marmite!

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edited February 12 in Food and Nutrition
...and Bovril, too:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/marmite-and-irnbru-supplies-seized-in-canada-after-they-fall-foul-of-food-additive-rules-9081234.html

Also, they are investigating Beef Stock, because, and I quote, it contains "too much meat product".

Has the world gone mad?

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  • Posts: 3,987 Member
    It's actually banned in Denmark also as it contains too many Vitamins!! I love my Marmite
  • Posts: 287
    I had to look up Marmite LOL but doesn't sound yummy at all. Wikipedia (which of course I know isn't 100% accurate) describes it as "sticky dark brown food paste which is extremely salty"

    EWWWWW
  • Posts: 184
    I had to look up Marmite LOL but doesn't sound yummy at all. Wikipedia (which of course I know isn't 100% accurate) describes it as "sticky dark brown food paste which is extremely salty"

    EWWWWW

    Yep, this time wikipedia is right :)
  • Posts: 10,733 Member
    Finally.:happy:
  • Posts: 3,515 Member
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    Yep, this time wikipedia is right :)

    In this case wikipedia sucks a big set of hairy balls. :P

    It is a case of something you either really love or you'd kill to be away from. It does have that effect on the people...
  • Posts: 333 Member
    I had to look up Marmite

    LOLOL OMG really!!
    I :heart: Marmite.
  • Posts: 447 Member
    I pity the fool who doesn't like Marmite.
  • Posts: 838 Member
    I'd be happy to live in Canada. :drinker:
  • Posts: 150 Member
    Guess that's the end of my desire to visit Canada!

    Also possibly a declaration of war on the UK...
  • Posts: 790 Member
    If this starts spreading, then I don't wanna live on this planet anymore!

    I :heart: Marmite (and Bovril!)
  • Posts: 934 Member
    According to the CFIA’s letter to the shop-owner, Marmite, Ovaltine, Lucozade, Penguin Bars and Bovril “are enriched with vitamins and minerals” and therefore illegal.

    Am I thick but I don't see the problem with vitamins?
  • Posts: 3,515 Member
    According to the CFIA’s letter to the shop-owner, Marmite, Ovaltine, Lucozade, Penguin Bars and Bovril “are enriched with vitamins and minerals” and therefore illegal.

    Am I thick but I don't see the problem with vitamins?

    Not Ovaltine too! What's next? Horlicks?
  • Posts: 2,272 Member
    Brew your own beer. You'll get plenty of yeast bi-product. :wink:
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    In this case wikipedia sucks a big set of hairy balls. :P

    It is a case of something you either really love or you'd kill to be away from. It does have that effect on the people...


    So much so that even people are described as "he/she's marmite" you either love or hate them. With regards real Marmite - hate the stuff - force fed it as a child (probably becuase it's enriched with vitamins!!) and now event he smell is enough to make me gag....eugh!!!
  • Posts: 206 Member
    Noooooooo!!!! I have to start stock piling it. I love my Marmite!
  • Posts: 820 Member
    Weird Canucks. Hope Australia doesn't follow suit. Although my son prefers vegemite, the little rat
  • Posts: 7,436 Member
    I hate marmite.

    but irn-bru is great. No idea why it's not popular. It's made in Scotland from girders, you know :drinker: (although D&G Old Jamaica ginger beer is my all time favourite non-tea drink)

    Are we Brits so terrible? I know we have a reputation for being not terribly good at cooking, but making British food illegal.... surely that's a step too far...?
  • Posts: 442
    Canada sounds like a very strict nanny!
  • Posts: 25 Member
    Vegemite is much better anyway.
  • Posts: 3,498 Member
    Fine!

    Let's ban Justin Beiber and Nickleback imports in retaliation. Please God, let us ban Justin Beiber and Nickleback imports in retaliation...
  • Posts: 49,340 Member
    Never had it, but would try it to find out if I like it or not.

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  • Posts: 1,945 Member
    Somebody in a position of power in Canada really really hates marmite. It can do that to a person. Me, I love it to bits! Adore it! It's gotta be toasty buttery hot lovely marmiteness.
  • Posts: 1,945 Member
    Vegemite is much better anyway.

    No.
  • Posts: 41
    A thin layer of marmite makes a cheese sandwich explode with flavour intensity.

    It's not possible to eat much marmite owing to the strong saltiness, so I'm not sure what the problem is supposed to be.
  • Posts: 2,169 Member
    Canada's food police has got a really weird way of doing things - Pro Nutro (imported from South Africa and one of the best "cereals" there is (10g protein, 13 fibre, 20 carbs and little sugar with LOTS of vitamins and minerals) was banned as well, for "containing too many vitamins to classify it as a cereal"...
    Duhhh - but Coco pops and fruit loops are fine, just please protect us from something healthy!! now Marmite???
    Rushes off to stock up on a couple of years supply of Marmite....
  • Posts: 2,558 Member
    I shall never now move to Canada. *kitten*.
  • Posts: 3,515 Member
    Canada's food police has got a really weird way of doing things - Pro Nutro (imported from South Africa and one of the best "cereals" there is (10g protein, 13 fibre, 20 carbs and little sugar with LOTS of vitamins and minerals) was banned as well, for "containing to many vitamins to classify it as a cereal"...
    Duhhh - but coco pops and fruit loops are fine, just please protect us from something healthy!! now Marmite???
    Rushes off to stock up on a couple of years supply of Marmite....

    Hmm, Pro Nutro, eh? Off to see if available in UK (Oh, the irony if it's not allowed)
  • Posts: 6,256 Member
    I wish you guys would stop pretending there is a place called Canada.
  • Posts: 6,474 Member
    yes, US CANUCKS ARE MAD!
  • Posts: 686 Member
    I :heart: Bovril and Marmite.....What's next? Taking Nutella off the market....:grumble:
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