Still Waters Posted January 25, 2014 #1 Share Posted January 25, 2014 The owner of a British food shop in Canada says he has been ordered to stop selling Marmite, Ovaltine and Irn-Bru because they contain illegal additives. Mr Badger said he had been selling the items since 1997. http://www.bbc.co.uk...canada-25867613 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted January 25, 2014 #2 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Well if he selling products whivh contain illegal additives, then yes, ban them. The owner is not in England now, where rules are side stepped to accomodate imports (incase they offend their culture). As a business man he should know the rules and regulations in the country he is selling his produce in.....I wish England would follow suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daughter of the Nine Moons Posted January 25, 2014 #3 Share Posted January 25, 2014 We have A Little Bit of Britain store nearby. They have the best chocolate and candy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted January 25, 2014 #4 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Ihad a vague idea of what Marmite is... googled it anyway and found that a ban wouldn't have affected my pantry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast Posted January 25, 2014 #5 Share Posted January 25, 2014 As per CFIA HP Marmite is not allowed to import due to non-compliance to the Canadian regulations. I have found a document there stating this fact and dated 17JAN2012. So the general question is how the stuff was imported into Canada at least from 17JAN2012 on, strictly spaeking was this stuff maybe imported customs declared incorrect just to cheat the import regulations of Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A rather obscure Bassoon Posted January 25, 2014 #6 Share Posted January 25, 2014 (edited) Good I despise Marmite,as long as i can still get my HP sauce and my English Tea I will be happy. Edited January 25, 2014 by shaddow134 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidhead Posted January 26, 2014 #7 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Remember the GOV knows best what to put into your body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightly Posted January 26, 2014 #8 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Ohnoooo not Ovaltine ! I drink it once in awhile.. sometimes quite often, and i've never noticed increased "hyper activity" .. a little energy maybe ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arbenol Posted January 26, 2014 #9 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Marmite is Satan's haemorrhoid cream. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted January 26, 2014 #10 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Marmite is Satan's haemorrhoid cream. lovely..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arbenol Posted January 26, 2014 #11 Share Posted January 26, 2014 lovely..... Ha! Not really. Just opening a jar of the stuff can clear a room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter B Posted January 26, 2014 #12 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Remember the GOV knows best what to put into your body. Yes, I'm fairly sure a government food scientist knows more about food science than the average person does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter B Posted January 26, 2014 #13 Share Posted January 26, 2014 The owner of a British food shop in Canada says he has been ordered to stop selling Marmite, Ovaltine and Irn-Bru because they contain illegal additives. Mr Badger said he had been selling the items since 1997. http://www.bbc.co.uk...canada-25867613 What's the problem? He could sell Vegemite instead! http://www.vegemite.com.au/Pages/default.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skep B Posted January 26, 2014 #14 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Or, he could provide a service to humanity and not sell either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGirl Posted January 26, 2014 #15 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Ohnoooo not Ovaltine ! I drink it once in awhile.. sometimes quite often, and i've never noticed increased "hyper activity" .. a little energy maybe ... i don't understand why ovaltine has come under fire. i remember having it in our house when i was a kid - i didn't like it but my siblings drank it oftenalso, a chain restaurant here called Red Robin uses ovaltine in one of their (alcohol added) milkshake drinks and no one is complaining about that...strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidhead Posted January 26, 2014 #16 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Yes, I'm fairly sure a government food scientist knows more about food science than the average person does. Fairly sure... pretty sure... exactly how sure? Sure enough to take the high statist position. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A rather obscure Bassoon Posted January 26, 2014 #17 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Fairly sure... pretty sure... exactly how sure? Sure enough to take the high statist position. thanks That sure they keep changing their minds every year,talk about a Nanny State. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud the mackem Posted January 26, 2014 #18 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Good I despise Marmite,as long as i can still get my HP sauce and my English Tea I will be happy. Nice try old mate, H.P sauce is made in Holland (it says so on my bottle) and "English" tea is imported from India and Shri-Lanka, We don't MAKE things these days we just change the labels.Would you believe that Curry and Chips is now the most favourite "English" meal...it used to be fish & chips and mushy peas.Everything else over here is made in China. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter B Posted January 27, 2014 #19 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Fairly sure... pretty sure... exactly how sure? Sure enough to take the high statist position. thanks Yes. Along the same lines that I trust my dentists to know more about the best treatment for my teeth than me. Or that my car mechanic knows more about the state of my car than I do. Or that my builder knows more about constructing my extension than I do. On the other hand, there are things I know a lot more about than they do. Food science is not one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A rather obscure Bassoon Posted January 27, 2014 #20 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Nice try old mate, H.P sauce is made in Holland (it says so on my bottle) and "English" tea is imported from India and Shri-Lanka, We don't MAKE things these days we just change the labels.Would you believe that Curry and Chips is now the most favourite "English" meal...it used to be fish & chips and mushy peas.Everything else over here is made in China. Yeah I realise that,I am referring to the blend of tea for English taste as they do orange pekoe tea over here.I grew up on H.P sauce back in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubbly_Dooright Posted January 27, 2014 #21 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Marmite is Satan's haemorrhoid cream. Ohhhh, the mental image I am having right now. i don't understand why ovaltine has come under fire. i remember having it in our house when i was a kid - i didn't like it but my siblings drank it often also, a chain restaurant here called Red Robin uses ovaltine in one of their (alcohol added) milkshake drinks and no one is complaining about that...strange. I wonder if it's because it's being served as a drink with alcohol in it, and it's considered on a level that the consumer is aware of, if you know what I mean. Does this drink come from the bar? (yeah, my inner-duh might be showing here. *shrugs*) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rashore Posted January 27, 2014 #22 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Is this just one store in a chain that has been impacted? If it's just one store in a chain, I would suspect there's a problem with that store specifically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonshadow60 Posted January 27, 2014 #23 Share Posted January 27, 2014 The article says: Marmite falls foul of Canada's laws because it is enriched with vitamins. Since when are vitamins a banned substance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rashore Posted January 27, 2014 #24 Share Posted January 27, 2014 The article says: Since when are vitamins a banned substance? It might be because of what the vitamins come from is OK in UK but not OK in Canada. I mean this like if the source of say B12 is approved in one place, but a different kind of source for B12 is used in the other place. Or if the type of yeast used in UK isn't approved in Canada. I know this happens sometimes in other products when a food coloring or sweetener or other ingredients needs to be changed from one country to another. So it might not be the vitamin itself, but rather the ingredient that provides that vitamin. That's just a guess though- I don't know Canadian food laws beyond the general grasp of international food laws, and the article does not really say exactly what the objectionable ingredients are. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGirl Posted January 27, 2014 #25 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Ohhhh, the mental image I am having right now. I wonder if it's because it's being served as a drink with alcohol in it, and it's considered on a level that the consumer is aware of, if you know what I mean. Does this drink come from the bar? (yeah, my inner-duh might be showing here. *shrugs*) no the average consumer is not aware of what is in the drink. i only know because i asked. it's basically a milkshake with whiskey, guinness beer and ovaltine in it. it's pretty good actually lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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