Tony Badger, the owner of a British food shop in Canada called Brit Foods, has reportedly been told to stop selling Marmite and Irn Bru because they contain illegal additives.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has apparently been cracking down on what it will allow to be sold in Canada, and has been increasing the number of inspections.
Badger has also been told he can no longer sell Penguin bars, Bovril, Lucazade and even Ovaltine.
The products have all been banned as they have "enriched with vitamins and mineral" and others "contained too much animal product." Irn Bru contains Ponceau 4R, which is not on Canada's approved food list.
Badger has had his shipments over Christmas delayed because of CIFA, and has suffered around $20,000 in damages. However, he seems most upset by the "insanity" of CIFA's problem with Irn Bru.
But, despite the "insanity" Badger has apparently pulled the remainder of his Marmite and Irn Bru stock from the shelves.
Expats from the U.K are, obviously just as OUTRAGED as Badger.
This is an outrage and it will not stand! BBC News - Canada 'orders Briton to stop selling Marmite and Irn Bru' http://t.co/Cngt66dPQk
Canada ban marmite? That's a technical declaration of war isn't it?
We won't rest till Canadians can enjoy both @CLS_Rob BBC News Canada orders Briton to stop selling Marmite + Irn Bru http://t.co/1SrPvfWxfk
Canada 'orders Briton to stop selling Marmite and Irn Bru'>>>but you can buy guns...yeah that makes sense. http://t.co/n6K0TY5T5q
RT @HattieK: CANADA, WE'RE DONE, WE CAN'T BE BFFS ANYMORE. How could you ban Marmite? http://t.co/ycEiLKjMDL
I'll give you my Irn-Bru when you pry it from my cold dead hands: Canada orders Brit to stop selling Marmite, Irn Bru http://t.co/8sSDMKXRuE
But the fight isn't over for Badger, as he says: "For a country that allows one to buy firearms, guns, bullets... stopping a soft drink suitable for all ages seems a little ludicrous."
