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A law has been introduced banning the sale any food product that contains added vitamins.
It was introduced in 2004 and Kelloggs had to remove several breakfast cereals and Vegemite was banned, but only now has the law been applied to Marmite.
It has not gone down well with the ex-pat community. Apparently Horlicks, Ovaltine and Farley's Rusks are also banned.
Just cause all they exportl is bacon. More here.
Whaaa ... ? What is the reasoning behind that???Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
Seriously, if it wasn't for Ovaltine and fortified bread & cereal, I would be extremely concerned about my daughter's nutrition. I'm already concerned, but these items make me feel a bit better. Sounds crazy to me.
Bastards. We give them Mary Donaldson and this is how they repay us.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
:DQuote:
"But if they want to take my Marmite off me they'll have to wrench it from my cold dead hands."
That article was amazing to me. Substitute "Indonesia" for "Denmark" and a slightly different policy for "no products with added vitamins" (for example "no food can be imported unless it has an ingredients list in Indonesian on the label" - despite widespread ability to speak English, particularly among the people who would purchase the imports), and this article could be about my current home. The nationalistic remark by the immigration officer fits right in, too. (Although there is no question of assimilation, "just leave!" is the attitude of some short-sighted officials.)
It's nice (?) to know that not only developing countries can have a severe case of teh stoopid.
:( I like added vitamins. And Vegemite, of course.
Weirdo :DQuote:
Originally posted by AllWalker
Apparently Denmark has never heard of beriberi. All of those fortified foods are the primary reason why vitamin deficiencies and their resulting ailments are virtually unknown in developed countries.
Good point. Will they outlaw adding iodine to salt next? That simple step has had incredible public health benefits around the globe.Quote:
Originally posted by Zuul
Is this an offshoot of those "all chemicals are BAD" sort of attitudes?
And the compulsory addition of folic acid to a range of cereal products in Canada has remarkably reduced the incidence of spina bifida.Quote:
Originally posted by HatshepsutGood point. Will they outlaw adding iodine to salt next? That simple step has had incredible public health benefits around the globe.Quote:
Originally posted by Zuul
Anyone who's ever suffered a bite of Marmite will, I'm sure, join me in commending Denmark for its wise and tasteful legislation. Well done, Scandinavian persons!
D&R
*offers marmite on toast to EH*
Apparently, the campaign to reinstate Marmite has caught the Danish slightly unawares and is gathering pace.
I can now see the sight at the airports of Marmite smugglers trying to get jars in....and the sniffer dogs refusing to go anywhere near them :D