Apparently the US has banned Vegemite from entering the country for containing folate.
Folate is a B vitamin that occurs naturally in foods like bananas, leafy green vegetables, and is also fortified in breakfast cereals in the form of folic acid.
That seems a bit odd to me. I’m no nutritionist but I’m not sure how removing items that contain folate from being available is going to help with meeting the FDA’s folate intake targets which we are currently well below.
I actually brought some Vegemite back from my trip to Australia a couple of years ago and invited some friends to try it with me. I guess it’s an acquired taste or something you have to grow up on, because I thought it was horrible. Most of my friends agreed also. Let’s just say I don’t think banning it from the US is going to hurt world-wide sales much.