Does anyone know where you can buy Vegemite or Marmite in Nevada Missouri?

Question

Friends just moved there and their kids are missing it!!! Thanks.

Answer 1

You can no longer buy Vegemite in the USA. (If anyone knows of a retailer still selling it in the USA please post.). If you ask retailers why they no longer sell it they will tell you that this is the result of FDA regulations regarding folate which is only permitted to be added to breads and cereals in the US. I contacted the FDA and was told that they have not "banned" Vegemite but that importation of Vegemite into the US commercially was not permitted because of the folate issue. (Not sure what the difference is...sounds like a ban to me!) There has only been one report of Vegemite being confiscated at the Canadian border (the incident that started all the media frenzy) and the FDA states that they have not issued an alert to customs agents to confiscate Vegemite so unless you encounter an agent on a power trip, you're likely to be able to bring in a jar or two from overseas for personal consumption as long as you are not planning to sell it to others in the USA. (Haven't testing this out myself yet but the worst scenario if you declare it is that they will take it off you and you'll just be out the price of the Vegemite). Anecdotally, people are still having it sent to them in care pacakges from Australia and it's getting through.
Hope this helps and good luck tracking some down for your friends.

Answer 2

Never had much Vegemite. But I love marmite on toast and bovril makes a great drink on a cold day.

Answer 3

It is illegal in the USA. I kid you not, the peanut industry petitioned congress and they made it illegal because they don't want the competition against peanut butter. There is a vitamin is put into Vegemite that the FDA said can't be put into food. That is how they blocked it. I forget what TV show I saw that on but they block cars coming into the states from Canada with it.