Some products are prohibited due to their potential harm to life and health. These familiar products and safe at first glance are banned in other countries. What the authorities have reason to be categorical?
Triangular waffles
In Britain, this form’s wafer is prohibited due to the unpleasant incident with the seven-year-old child. During the fight, the young Briton was hit in the eye with just such a wafer, which aroused public anger. The wafer of any other shape can be bought and consumed, a triangular – absolutely not.
Roquefort Cheese
In New Zealand and Australia, people never ate the cheese because the French delicacy is not made from pasteurized sheep’s milk, which the authorities considered dangerous.
Ketchup
In France, in many preschool and school institutions, ketchup is banned. Authority of that state thus preserves the uniqueness of the product and the integrity of the culture.
Absinthe
The main ingredient of this drink is wormwood that causes hallucinations. Also absent is the source of the substance thujone, which also contributes to hallucinations. In France, this drink made a lot of noise and trouble in ancient times and therefore was prohibited. Now absinthe in this country, you can try at the bars, but the drink’s content is strictly controlled.
Kinder surprise
This harmless chocolate egg was constantly criticized. But if earlier bans have affected the composition of children’s chocolate in the US, it is prohibited. Stores cant sell it because small toys can get stuck in the throat of a small child and lead to death.
And these products are not allowed to cross the border of the States in which they are distributed.