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Subject: [Leica] OT for those concerned with cultural freedoms
From: hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson)
Date: Tue Oct 24 16:51:39 2006

Leo, you've raised perhaps one of the insoluble questions of the universe, 
there.
I actually think that the genesis of Vegemite was a local copy of the 
original Marmite.
Perhaps a blind taste test is called for, with samples on various supporting 
foods such as ice cream and toast.
Cheers
Hoppy

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org 
[mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
leo
Sent: Wednesday, 25 October 2006 09:17
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] OT for those concerned with cultural freedoms

I didn't realize that but I researched it today and marmite is not  
vegamite.  So I ask, which is better? (i've only had marmite ...)

leo


On Oct 24, 2006, at 2:15 AM, Alastair Firkin wrote:

> MARMITE IS NOT VEGEMITE ;-)
>
>> Good news - shocking stuff! - whish they'd ban it here where it's  
>> called
>> Marmite! :-)
>>
>> Julian Mildren
>> (Wet)Plymouth UK
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: lug-bounces+julian=mildren.com@leica-users.org
>> [mailto:lug-bounces+julian=mildren.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf  
>> Of G
>> Hopkinson
>> Sent: 24 October 2006 05:06
>> To: 'Leica Users Group'
>> Subject: [Leica] OT for those concerned with cultural freedoms
>>
>> This shocking news just to hand from AAP
>>
>> "Authorities probe Vegemite ban reports
>> Tuesday Oct 24 13:32 AEST
>> Mystified Australian authorities have launched an investigation into
>> reports
>> Vegemite has been banned from entering the United
>> States.
>> Supermarkets in the US continue to stock Vegemite and have no  
>> plans to
>> remove Australia's iconic breakfast spread from their
>> shelves.
>> Adding to the confusion, a spokesperson from the Australian  
>> embassy in
>> Washington DC said US officials had recently said they had no
>> concerns about Vegemite.
>> Weekend media reports, however, described how US customs officers  
>> have
>> been
>> removing jars of Vegemite from travellers' bags as they
>> entered America.
>>
>> "We are aware of reports that US authorities have been seeking to  
>> stop
>> people from bringing Vegemite into the country," a
>> spokesperson from the Australian embassy in Washington DC told AAP.
>> "From our perspective there is no food safety issue with Vegemite  
>> and we
>> had
>> been advised recently by US authorities that Vegemite
>> was not of concern to them.
>> "We are liaising with US authorities to determine whether the media
>> reports
>> are accurate."
>> The ban was reportedly due to Vegemite containing folate, which  
>> America's
>> Food and Drug Administration only allows to be added to
>> bread and cereals.
>> FDA officials did not return phone calls.
>> American supermarkets such as Bristol Farms and Whole Foods were  
>> selling
>> Vegemite in their stores on Tuesday.
>> Nearly 100,000 Australians and New Zealanders live in the United  
>> States.
>> Vegemite is made in Australia by US-based Kraft Foods Inc."
>>
>> Cheers
>> Hoppy
>>
>>
>>
>>
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