US denies Vegemite ban

Kiwis and Australians travelling to the United States can breathe easy.

The US Government yesterday dismissed media reports it had banned Vegemite.

"There is no ban on Vegemite," a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) spokesman said.

The controversy centred on folate in Vegemite, which the FDA said could be added only to breads and cereals, but "I don't think we intend to target Vegemite simply because of that".