The Guardian reported today that the much loved British yeast extract product, Marmite, has been banned in Denmark for being fortified with added vitamins.
The ban follows a range of products since 1984 that have been removed from the shelves, including Horlicks, Ovaltine and Farley’s Rusks. All products that I was given in abundance as a child.
Does Denmark have no foods fortified with added vitamins? Our shelves are stocked with them. Whilst nutritionists claim that they should not replace the natural option, they certainly are not claimed to be harmful.
Some expats in Denmark are claiming that it is another product to be banned because it is foreign. Really? Are the Danes so concerned about the infiltration of foreign products? Is Marmite really going to start a anti-Dane revolution?
I for one love Marmite and would certainly miss it from the shelves. My husband on the other hand thinks the Danes have got sense to ban the brown sticky stuff.
Bunty
