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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
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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
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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
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*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.
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". #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
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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.