10 Food Items That You Wont Believe Got Banned.doc

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10. Ketchup

In 2011, France banned ketchup

from its school and

college cafeterias in

an effort to promote

healthy eating and

protect traditional

Gallic cuisine.

“France must be an

example to the

orld in the !uality of its food, starting ith its children," said #runo $e %aire, the

agriculture and food minister. In fact, ketchup is alloed ith only one dish& French fries.

'he tomato(based condiment is banned on traditional French dishes such as )eal ste and

beef bourguignon. 'he first bottle of *ein+ as produced in merica in 1-/. resident

eagans 3hite *ouse considered ketchup a )egetable. 4o ord on hether French

school cafeterias ill be ser)ing heaping piles of foie gras.

9. Samosasccording to

the 5aily %ail,

6omalias militant

Islamist fighters,

al(6habaab, banned

samosas in 2011.

'he group claims

the popular pastry

snacks are offensi)e because they are too 7hristian8 apparently the triangular snack

resembles the 7hristian *oly 'rinity. 3hile the bi+arre ban as initially belie)ed to be a

hoax, 9enyas 5aily 4ation confirmed that the samosa ban as in effect. 'he ##7 later

reported, hoe)er, that the ban “might" ha)e been moti)ated by )endors selling samosas



ith rotten meat. 'he crispy snack originated in 7entral sia sometime before the

10th century and as introduced to India in 1:00.

. Ortolan Bunting

'he ortolan

songbird is a force(

feeding delicacy

that as pri+ed in

France until it as banned from

restaurant menus in

1;;;. 'he ortalan

bunting as not

only o)erhunted in France, but the preparation of the dish is considered torturous and

cruel. 'he ortolan songbird eats constantly hen it is put in the dark, so French chefs

place it in a box ith millet until it is o)erly fattened. 'he tiny bird is then droned in

brandy and consumed in a single steaming mouthful <head, bones, and body. “It is

en)eloped in fat that tastes subtly like ha+elnut," says chef %ichel Guerard. #efore

de)ouring the ortalan the eater puts a hite napkin o)er his head to conceal the act.

7. Farm RaisedSalmon

Farm raised salmon

is banned in

ustralia, 4e

=ealand, and

ussia. 3hy> 'he



fish are raised on a diet of genetically engineered grains and antibiotics. 'his concoction

lea)es the fish ith greyish flesh, hich is then transformed into a bright pink ith the

use of petrochemicals that ha)ent been appro)ed for human consumption. Farm raised

salmon ha)e higher le)els of harmful compounds such as 7#s, dioxins, and mercury

than ild salmon, and theyre more likely to be infected ith lethal fish )iruses.

%oreo)er, ;0 percent of toxins from farm raised salmon bioaccumulate in the body and

are expelled through breast milk.

6. Kinder Surprise

Chocolate Eggs9inder 6urprise

?ggs ha)e been

banned in the @.6.

since 1;:-.

%anufactured by

an Italian company

called Ferrero, the

chocolate egg filledith a surprise toy

has been called the

“biggest kids candy in the orld." 4e)ertheless, kids cant enAoy these treats in the @.6.

In 1;:-, the Food, 5rug, and 7osmetic ct prohibited any non(nutriti)e component from

being embedded in a confectionary product. 'o put it another ay& small toys embedded

in chocolate treats are chocking ha+ards. 6till, these belo)ed chocolate candies ha)e

legions of ardent fans8 in 201:, a 3innipeg oman as fined B:00 for crossing the

7anadian(@.6. border ith a 9inder 6urprise ?gg. 'ens of thousands of eggs are sei+ed

e)ery year by @.6. customs.

5. Haggis



*aggis, a

traditional 6cottish

staple, has been

banned in the @.6.

since 1;1. obert

#urns, 6cotlands

national bard,

called haggis the

“great chieftain o

the pudding race," but its only great if you enAoy sheeps stomach stuffed ith diced

sheeps li)er, lungs and heart, oatmeal, onion, suet, and seasoning. 'he gruesome mush of

sheeps innards isnt for the faint of heart, and most people probably ouldnt e)en call it

“pudding." 'he @65 banned haggis because of one key ingredient& sheeps lung. 3hile

its possible to find an mericani+ed, pate(like )ersion of haggis in the @.6., ithoutsheeps lung its not authentic. s obert #urns said, its the “gushing entrails" that make

the dish a delicacy.

. Foie !ras

4o luxury food has

courted as much

contro)ersy o)er

the years as foie

gras. 'he specially

fattened duck or

goose li)er is

pri+ed by chefs for

its rich, elegant

fla)or. Foie gras as banned in 7alifornia in 2012, but a federal Audge o)erturned the banin 201C. 'he buttery, hyperfattened dish is illegal in Israel, rgentina, ustralia, India,

and parts of the @.6. 3hy> 'he production of foie gras is considered inhumane and cruel

by animal rights and elfare acti)ists. Foie gras is created by force(feeding birds more

food than they ould eat in the ild. D)er(feeding creates large deposits of fat in the

li)er.



". #ac and Cheese

9raft %ac E

7heese is a

childhood staple in

kitchen cupboards

across merica.

%ost of us belie)e

its radioacti)e

orange color ishat made it such a

delicious after(school snack. 3hile mac and cheese isnt illegal in 4oray and ustria,

boxed mac and cheese, hich features a certain type of food coloring ello H/ is

banned. rocessed, artificial food dyes such as ello H/, ello HC, ed HJ0, and #lue

H2 ha)e been linked to cancer, birth defects, beha)ioral problems, and allergy(like

hypersensiti)ity in children. 9raft recently announced that it is doing aay ith artificial

food dye, replacing the alien coloring ith paprika, annatto, and turmeric.

$. Che%ing !um

6ingapore is a strict

and s!ueaky(clean

place. 6ome might

e)en say the

countrys rules border on fascism.

'he attan 7ane is

a legally sanctioned

form of

punishment, and smoking in public, littering, and Aayalking are prohibited. 6ingapore

has stringent food las as ell. eople are banned from eating 5urian on the subay8 the



sour, funky smelling aroma of the orlds most di)isi)e fruit is enough to make a person

pass out. *oe)er, the sian city(state is best knon for its ban on cheing gum. 'he

gum ban as introduced in 1;;2 in an effort to make the city cleaner.

1. Citrus Fla&oredSodas and Sports'rin(s

Gatorade, %ountain 5e, 6unkist, and oerade <you ont find these citrus fla)ored

sodas and sports drinks in ?urope or Kapan. #rominated Legetable Dil #LD, a main

component in these be)erages, as originally patented by chemical companies as a flame

retardant. 3hile the F5 appro)ed #LD for use in 1;, it has been linked to organ

damage, birth defects, groth problems, hearing loss, and schi+ophrenia, and therefore

banned in many countries around the orld. nimal studies ha)e also found that #LD

causes reproducti)e and beha)ioral problems in large doses, hich is something to think

about if youre a gym rat ho likes to poer up after a orkout ith a :2 o+. bottle of

Gatorade.

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