Toronto café owner from Australia asked to remove Vegemite

Australian PM says he stands by Toronto café owner in Vegemite fight with Canadian regulators

A café chain in Ontario was recently told by Canadian food inspectors to remove $8,000 of Vegemite from its shelves because it didn't meet Health Canada regulations. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has now chimed in on the issue.

Government tells Australian cafe owner in Toronto to destroy $8,000 worth of Vegemite

Leighton Walters, founder of Found Coffee, has been told by the Canadian government that imported Vegemite does not meet federal standards.

Toronto café owner from Australia asked to remove Vegemite

Vegemite, created in Melbourne during the 1920s as an Australian answer to the British spread of Marmite, is made mainly from yeast.

‘Pro-Vegemite’: Albanese backs cafe owner as Canada cracks down on iconic spread

An Australian-Canadian cafe owner has been ordered by the Canadian food regulator to scrape Vegemite off his menu. The prime minister skated in with elbows up.

PM chimes in on Vegemite debate after Canada asks product be destroyed

‘It’s rather odd that they’re letting Marmite in, which is rubbish, frankly.’

Australian PM says he is ‘pro-Vegemite’ after Canada bans it from cafés

Anthony Albanese slammed the decision by Canadian food authorities to ban Vegemite, and said the alternative - Marmite - “is rubbish, frankly”.