vegemite-us customs allows some to get away with it
Dear Editor:
Re: Vegemite, border searches, terror on the back burner
Just a note to say hi and that I loved your article about Vegemite!
Yes back here in Australia we are horrified that we can no longer take Vegemite to the United States - the funny thing is my husband and I arrived at US Customs at LAX on Sept 4th and when asked if anything to declare - I said only a small jar of Vegemite and then on our return to LAX from Cancun in Mexico on Sept 13th - US Customs asked the same question and I said a small jar of Vegemite and we were waved on through! None of us can work out why all the fuss!
Well hopefully the US will come to it’s senses, but I can tell you that we eat Vegemite from the time we move to solid food and consume it almost every single day! In fact I have it on a bread roll each day for lunch at my office!
Kind regards,
Cheryl Smith
