from today's Sunday Telegraph.
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The United States had banned Vegemite, with Australians are now being searched for jars of the spread as they enter the country.

The crackdown was prompted because Vegemite has been deemed illegal under American food laws because it contains folate, which can only be added to breads & cereals in the US.

Kraft spokeswoman Joanna Scott said: "The (US) Food & Drug Administration doesn't allow the import of Vegemite simply because the recipe does have the addition of folate."

She said the US was a minor market for Vegemite.

Australian expatriates in the US said the ban had been gradually stepped up and was now ruining breakfast traditions.

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I hope the Kuwaitis don't do the same, or my sister would have to return to Oz as she can't live without her daily (over)dose of Vegemite.

sandra (occasional Vegemite eater)