Today's "wtf" moment brought to you by news.com.au - Vegemite has been banned in the U.S.
Apparently it has been deemed illegal under US food laws, due to the inclusion of folic acid. Admittedly, I only ran a quick google search on folic acid – but I’m not really seeing any downside to it, anyway. It doesn’t seem to be a harmful ingredient in any way.
It appears that Australians are being searched at airports to prevent them from bringing this little taste of home with them! As my friend Pete says:
its a good thing they’re getting rid of vegemite to make way for healthier foods like pancakes wrapped in bacon
Heh! Folic acid, who would have thought. If anything, I figured the U.S would have banned vegemite for its ability to make grown men pull funny faces. shrug