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

jimmmer
jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
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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  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    It's actually banned in Denmark also as it contains too many Vitamins!! I love my Marmite
  • bf43005
    bf43005 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
  • nicoleisback
    nicoleisback 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 :)
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,217 Member
    Finally.:happy:
  • jimmmer
    jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
    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 :)

    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...
  • LindseySprake
    LindseySprake Posts: 333 Member
    I had to look up Marmite

    LOLOL OMG really!!
    I :heart: Marmite.
  • tattygun
    tattygun Posts: 447 Member
    I pity the fool who doesn't like Marmite.
  • kellehbeans
    kellehbeans Posts: 838 Member
    I'd be happy to live in Canada. :drinker:
  • khoshgeleh16
    khoshgeleh16 Posts: 150 Member
    Guess that's the end of my desire to visit Canada!

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

    I :heart: Marmite (and Bovril!)
  • refuseresist
    refuseresist 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?
  • jimmmer
    jimmmer 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?
  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,273 Member
    Brew your own beer. You'll get plenty of yeast bi-product. :wink:
  • mkghbrad
    mkghbrad Posts: 20
    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 :)

    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!!!
  • glreim21
    glreim21 Posts: 206 Member
    Noooooooo!!!! I have to start stock piling it. I love my Marmite!
  • VBnotbitter
    VBnotbitter Posts: 820 Member
    Weird Canucks. Hope Australia doesn't follow suit. Although my son prefers vegemite, the little rat
  • neandermagnon
    neandermagnon 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...?
  • Blue801
    Blue801 Posts: 442
    Canada sounds like a very strict nanny!
  • dlpau
    dlpau Posts: 25 Member
    Vegemite is much better anyway.
  • msf74
    msf74 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...
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,984 Member
    Never had it, but would try it to find out if I like it or not.

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  • Springfield1970
    Springfield1970 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.
  • Springfield1970
    Springfield1970 Posts: 1,945 Member
    Vegemite is much better anyway.

    No.
  • willdb76
    willdb76 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.
  • astrampe
    astrampe 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....
  • stumblinthrulife
    stumblinthrulife Posts: 2,558 Member
    I shall never now move to Canada. *kitten*.
  • jimmmer
    jimmmer 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)
  • SpeSHul_SnoflEHk
    SpeSHul_SnoflEHk Posts: 6,256 Member
    I wish you guys would stop pretending there is a place called Canada.
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    yes, US CANUCKS ARE MAD!
  • slimbettie
    slimbettie Posts: 686 Member
    I :heart: Bovril and Marmite.....What's next? Taking Nutella off the market....:grumble:

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