[Ammi]

The owner of a British food shop in Canada says he has been ordered to stop selling Marmite, Ovaltine and Irn-Bru because they contain illegal additives.

Tony Badger, who owns a chain called Brit Foods, told local media that food safety officials blocked a large import shipment of the popular products.

Mr Badger said he had been selling the items since 1997.

Food safety officials confirmed some items were barred for sale but said only meat was removed from the store.

"We've been bringing Irn-Bru in since the very beginning," Mr Badger told CKOM.

The bright orange caffeinated drink is particularly popular in Scotland, but sold in countries around the world.

"My understanding was we were importing legally. We've been declaring it through a customs broker and we've never had an issue until now," said Mr Badger

Irn-Bru contains the food colouring Ponceau 4R. It is not permitted in foods for sale in Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said in a statement to the BBC.

The colouring has been linked to hyperactivity.

In addition, the agency told the BBC that "drinks and a yeast-based spread" found in the Brit Foods shipment and subsequently on the shelves in the shops were not approved for sale in Canada. The agency did not list specific brand names.

It said the spread was banned because it contained added vitamins "not permitted to be added to spreads" under Canadian food regulations.

The agency said the shop had come to its inspectors' attention when a shipment was rejected at customs in Montreal because it contained meat.

Canada does not allow importation of beef products from the UK.

The CFIA said that during a follow-up visit to Brit Foods the meat was "placed under detention because of improper documentation".

But the agency said the drinks and spread found at Brit Foods shops, while in violation of Canada's food safety laws, were not a health risk and were not removed from the store shelves.

"These are technical violations of the regulations," the agency told the BBC in a statement. "There is no food safety risk associated with these products."

Mr Badger said he first ran into trouble in October when his Christmas stock was seized as it was imported from Britain.

He is worried he will no longer be able to import the popular items.

"The concern now is, with the next shipment, if it gets held there may be new issues with new products, so it somewhat paralyses our ability to bring new product in," he said, adding the delays had already cost him thousands of dollars.

But he said the agency was now conducting a health assessment on the foods to determine whether they were fit for sale.

"I haven't heard of anyone dying from consuming Irn-Bru in Scotland or Britain," he said. "So hopefully we will get a favourable decision."

One customer, Briton Nigel Westwick, told the Star Phoenix newspaper that he "couldn't understand the insanity" of preventing Irn-Bru from entering Canada.

"For a country that allows one to buy firearms, guns, bullets... stopping a soft drink suitable for all ages seems a little ludicrous."

The CFIA told the BBC it had initiated an investigation and would "take appropriate action as needed".



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25867613

[arista]

Its Up to the importers out there
to stop Importing it.


http://news.sky.com/story/1200181/ma...toms-crackdown

[lostalex]

There's nothing worth importing from the UK anyway. Iron Bru is ****, and it only survives based on Scotish nationalism. It's ****.

Iron Bru is basically the drink of trailer park trash.

The person comparing guns to Iron Bru at the end is an idiot, how does one have to do with the other? At least guns have some purpose, what purpose does Iron Bru serve???

[thesheriff443]

Originally Posted by lostalex

There's nothing worth importing from the UK anyway. Iron Bru is ****, and it only survives based on Scotish nationalism. It's ****.

Iron Bru is basically the drink of trailer park trash.

The person comparing guns to Iron Bru at the end is an idiot, how does one have to do with the other? At least guns have some purpose, what purpose does Iron Bru serve???

you make me smile
put a can of irn bru to you're mouth and pull!
do the same with a gun and see which one gives you the biggest head rush!

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by thesheriff443

you make me smile
put a can of irn bru to you mouth and pull!
do the same with a gun and see which one gives you the biggest head rush!

I like that you understand that both are stupid things to do. you get it. what are we disagreeing about?

[Redway]

Originally Posted by lostalex

There's nothing worth importing from the UK anyway. Iron Bru is ****, and it only survives based on Scotish nationalism. It's ****.

Iron Bru is basically the drink of trailer park trash.

The person comparing guns to Iron Bru at the end is an idiot, how does one have to do with the other? At least guns have some purpose, what purpose does Iron Bru serve???

In your opinion. I like it.

[thesheriff443]

Originally Posted by lostalex

I like that you understand that both are stupid things to do. you get it. what are we disagreeing about?

I can image you wanting to screw with some ones mind, by sending them a can of irn bru thru the post.

[thesheriff443]

first there was alien vs predator
now irn bru vs alien and predator.

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by thesheriff443

first there was alien vs predator
now irn bru vs alien and predator.

I think Haggis is also illegal in some parts of North America :P

[thesheriff443]

Originally Posted by lostalex

I think Haggis is also illegal in some parts of North America :P

now your just asking for all out war!
wait until josy hears about this

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Redway

In your opinion. I like it.

i'm not picking on iron bru to be honest, i think anyone willing to take in 200 calories for a drink is dumb. Irn Bru or Coca Cola, they are all just sugar water. I remember in 3rd grade we had pet butterflies, and we had to feed them sugar water.

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by thesheriff443

now your just asking for all out war!
wait until josy hears about this

It's true, something about importing sheep intestines...I'm pretty sure it's illegal. I was reading an article a while ago that was explaining why there are a lot of Scottish people in North America that have to buy haggis illegally lol. It's like crack for Scots in North America. lol

[thesheriff443]

Originally Posted by lostalex

It's true, something about importing sheep intestines...I'm pretty sure it's illegal. I was reading an article a while ago that was explaining why there are a lot of Scottish people in North America that have to buy haggis illegally lol. It's like crack for Scots in North America. lol

god dammit, some guy just stole my sheep's intestines,lol

[Kyle]

Originally Posted by lostalex

There's nothing worth importing from the UK anyway. Iron Bru is ****, and it only survives based on Scotish nationalism. It's ****.

Iron Bru is basically the drink of trailer park trash.

The person comparing guns to Iron Bru at the end is an idiot, how does one have to do with the other? At least guns have some purpose, what purpose does Iron Bru serve???

You got that right. We've imported some horrible things over the past, like the thirteen colonies. Man was that a mistake.

[thesheriff443]

Originally Posted by Kyle

You got that right. We've imported some horrible things over the past, like the thirteen colonies. Man was that a mistake.

kyle, leave our American friend alone

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Kyle

You got that right. We've imported some horrible things over the past, like the thirteen colonies. Man was that a mistake.

The 13 colonies were poor people ESCAPING imperialist Britain. They wanted to get as far away as possible. Brave men and women that saw how HORRIBLE Britain was, and wanted the chance to start a new life without being Subjects of the Royal elites. They wanted the opportunity to create their own new land, away from being slaves to the Royals and Lords and Dukes and all that nonsense.

I don't blame them.

The 13 colonies were the first to stand up against and defeat the British Empire. The beginning of the end for the British Empire.

[thesheriff443]

on a serious note, laws are laws and we should respect them.
always p*sses me off when brit's smuggle drugs in countries with the death penalty for doing it, and then want us as a country to save them.

[thesheriff443]

Originally Posted by lostalex

The 13 colonies were poor people ESCAPING imperialist Britain. They wanted to get as far away as possible. Brave men and women that saw how HORRIBLE Britain was, and wanted the chance to start a new life without being Subjects of the Royal elites. They wanted the opportunity to create their own new land, away from being slaves to the Royals and Lords and Dukes and all that nonsense.

I don't blame them.

look what you have done now kyle!.
you have released the beast!, now your going to get the full.
land of the brave home of the free, I cant help you kyle im going out shopping to buy marmite and irn bru

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by thesheriff443

look what you have done now kyle!.
you have released the beast!, now your going to get the full.
land of the brave home of the free, I cant help you kyle im going out shopping to buy marmite and irn bru

Here's how your national anthem should be sung...

Youtube video

[Kyle]

Originally Posted by thesheriff443

look what you have done now kyle!.
you have released the beast!, now your going to get the full.
land of the brave home of the free, I cant help you kyle im going out shopping to buy marmite and irn bru

Was probably tugging one off into his Star-Spangled Banner quilt as he typed.

[Marc]

****ing Josy

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Kyle

Was probably tugging one off into his Star-Spangled Banner quilt as he typed.

I don't even have to tug it off when I think of the SSB, it just squirts on its own

[Kyle]

Originally Posted by lostalex

I don't even have to tug it off when i hear the SSB, it just squirts on its own

Premature ejacunited States syndrome. Don't worry, it happens to you all.

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Kyle

Premature ejacunited States syndrome. Don't worry, it happens to you all.

The rivers of freedom we are flooding the world with American cum.

[Kyle]

Originally Posted by lostalex

The rivers of freedom we are flooding the world with American cum.

We better stop now or we'll get this topic shut down.

For the record I love irn bru. I have fond memories of getting them out of the glass bottles when I went to see my family in Scotland. Canada, I feel your pain.