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Australia may limit Vegemite sales amid 'alcohol abuse' Australia suggests Vegemite sales limit amid 'alcohol abuse'
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The Australian government is proposing banning the sale of the popular Vegemite spread in some communities because it is used to make alcohol. Australia's government says some communities should consider limiting the sale of the popular Vegemite spread because it is being used to make alcohol.
It says the yeast-based product is contributing to anti-social behaviour in some remote communities.It says the yeast-based product is contributing to anti-social behaviour in some remote communities.
Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion described the salty spread as a "precursor to misery".Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion described the salty spread as a "precursor to misery".
He said it was being bought in bulk to make moonshine, sometimes being brewed in bathtubs. He said it was being bought in bulk to make moonshine.
In communities where alcohol is banned because of addiction problems, Mr Scullion said Vegemite sales should also be restricted, the BBC's Jon Donnison in Sydney reports. Brewer's yeast is a key ingredient in the spread and is used in the production of beer and ale.
The minister added that in some cases children were failing to turn up to school because they were too hung over, and that Vegemite was an increasingly common factor in domestic violence cases. In communities where alcohol is banned because of addiction problems, Mr Scullion said Vegemite sales should also be restricted.
Vegemite started as a wartime substitute for Marmite. "Businesses in these communities... have a responsibility to report any purchase that may raise their own suspicions," he said.
It is now something of an Australian culinary icon, our correspondent says. The minister added that in some cases, children were failing to turn up to school because they were too hung-over, and that Vegemite was an increasingly common factor in domestic violence cases.
Vegemite started as a war-time substitute for Marmite, and is now something of an Australian culinary icon, says the BBC's Jon Donnison in Sydney.