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== Availability worldwide == [[File:Our Mate jar of UK Made Marmite Spread branded for sale in Australia.JPG|thumb|left|upright=.6|''Our Mate'' β Marmite branded for sale in Australia and New Zealand.]] Because of the [[Marmite (New Zealand)|local product named ''Marmite'']], European Marmite is sold by the name "Our Mate" in Australia and New Zealand. New Zealand Marmite uses the name "NZ-Mite" elsewhere.{{cn|date=September 2023}} === Denmark === In [[Denmark]], food safety legislation dictates that foodstuffs that contain added vitamins can only be sold by retailers which have been licensed by the Veterinary and Food Administration.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13541148 |title=Marmite: Ten things you'll love/hate to know |date=25 May 2011 |website=BBC News}}</ref> In May 2011, the company that imports the product to Denmark revealed that it was not licensed and had therefore stopped selling the product: this resulted in widespread but inaccurate reports by the British media that Marmite had been banned by the Danish authorities.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/may/24/denmark-bans-marmite?intcmp=239 |title=Spread no more: Denmark bans Marmite |date=24 May 2011 |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Jason |last=Heppenstall}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/8533896/Marmite-made-illegal-in-Denmark.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/8533896/Marmite-made-illegal-in-Denmark.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Marmite made illegal in Denmark |date=25 May 2011 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |first=Bruno |last=Waterfield}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration stated in 2015 that Marmite had not been banned in the country, but that fortified foods need to be tested for safety and approved before they can be marketed in the country.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marmite not banned in Denmark |url=http://www.foedevarestyrelsen.dk/english/ImportExport/Legislation_on_import_of_food/Pages/Marmite-not-banned-in-Denmark.aspx |website=Danish Veterinary and Food Administration |access-date=14 January 2016}}</ref> The issue was resolved in 2016, after the completion of a 2014 supplier-requested test.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vikings defeated! Marmite back on Danish shelves |url=http://cphpost.dk/news14/national-news14/vikings-defeated-marmite-back-on-danish-shelves.html |access-date=14 January 2016 |newspaper=[[The Copenhagen Post]] |date=22 August 2014|language=da}}</ref> === Canada === On 24 January 2014, the [[Canadian Food Inspection Agency]] was noted, in a [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] story, as preparing to stop the sale of Marmite, as well as Vegemite and [[Ovaltine]], in Canada because they were enriched with vitamins and minerals which were not listed by Canadian food regulations. The agency said the products were not a health hazard.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-shoppers-stocking-up-on-banned-british-scottish-items-1.2510141 |title=Ottawa shoppers stocking up on banned British, Scottish items |website=CBC News |date=24 January 2014 |access-date=25 January 2014}}</ref> The CFIA later specified that these specific items had been seized because they were not the versions that are formulated for sale in Canada and which satisfy all Canadian food regulations. Canadian versions of Marmite and the other products would still be permitted to be sold in Canada.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/seizure-of-british-foods-an-isolated-incident-cfia-says-1.2511615 |title=Seizure of British foods an isolated incident, CFIA says |website=CBC News |date=26 January 2014 |access-date=6 February 2014}}</ref> === South Africa === Marmite is manufactured by licence in South Africa by [[Pioneer Foods]] in its traditional form. South Africa also produces a bottled, long-life Marmite-flavoured cheese spread. It is light in texture and contains a hint of Marmite.<ref>{{cite web |title=The South African Marmite Cheese Spread (close up) β Marmite Museum |url=https://www.marmitemuseum.co.uk/the-collection/the-jars/sa-marmite-cheese-zoom/ |website=www.marmitemuseum.co.uk}}</ref>
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