let's talk health insurance your dependents don't have it anymore have some illegal cheese
let's look at more 10 u.s foods you never knew were illegal part two while many are delicacies
found around the world no matter how tasty they might be they are not always welcome to cross the
border this is really good cheese you should try some are you trying to bribe us no oh god for loco
that must be the sugar oh god that's good you might remember the fairly recent hype surrounding
boozy energy drinks there was juice and sparks but public enemy number one was for loco yes they
do still make this drink but the four loko that was available several years ago has changed its
formulation in its heyday rumors swirled that one can of this sugary booze drink contained
twice the amount of caffeine as an eight-ounce red bull and as much alcohol as four cans of
budweiser during the beverages peak popularity it was banned in multiple states and a federal
ban was placed after several deaths were reported allegedly linked to the consumption of for loco
what the washington post reported that in 2014 fusion products the company behind for loco made
an agreement with the fda that it wouldn't use caffeine in any beverages sold in the united
states the original caffeinated formula which gave the nickname blackout in a can is still
sold abroad in fact it has a huge following in china apparently young people there call it which
essentially translates to lose virginity liquor if that's the kind of reputation this drink has
no wonder it's banned in the u.s indeed indeed unpasteurized cheese now describe what you taste
cheese and cheese many people love cheese so much they would break the law to taste a slice and some
americans have to do just that if they want to get their hands on foreign dairy because of the
process of making cheese and dairy in general it can sometimes be difficult to transport these
products from country to country even when they're pasteurized but with unpasteurized
products it's a whole different story we don't have that in america the u.s takes a strong
stance against unpasteurized dairy products being sold and transported across the country
including unpasteurized milk and cheese this means that a lot of cheeses popular in europe
are forbidden here only cheeses that have been aged for more than 60 days or fresh cheeses made
with pasteurized milk can be imported a regulation put in place in order to avoid bacteria found in
raw milk this means delicious cheeses like camembert and authentic brie cannot be sold
within america's borders because of the popularity of certain cheeses the ban has led to smuggling
rings selling unpasteurized cheese on the black market as well as people illegally making their
own cheese at home who would have thought that cheese could be such an outlaw i just can't
picture buying cheese from some shady guy in an alley good luck with that cadbury's milk chocolate
that's empire sometimes food is banned purely because of business and money and that's what
happened with cadbury's milk chocolate as well as other cadbury products cadbury is an incredibly
popular chocolate company across the pond which is bad news for fans of british chocolate who
live in america the uk chocolate giants have been going for generations in fact the first factory
was opened way back in the early 1820s and started out producing liquid chocolate before moving on to
chocolate bars and candy while you'll see plenty of labels bearing the cadbury name in the u.s
the chocolate served stateside is completely different than the one over in the uk thanks to
different recipes the secret ingredient is in the 1980s hershey's bought the right to cadbury's u.s
operations and soon imposed a ban on importing cadbury chocolate manufactured in the uk because
they didn't want to lose any money on their investment cadbury devotees swear the british
version of the chocolate is better but most americans will never know it themselves unless
they make the trip overseas show your support by hitting that like button we do appreciate it now
let's keep going let's roll bird's nest soup the secret ingredient of my secret ingredient
soup bird's nest soup is a meal that you may have never heard of no doubt this delicacy is a rarity
even in its native china foodies looking to try this dish will have to travel to asia and spend a
pretty penny to get their hands on it according to superstition regularly eating this expensive soup
will ensure a long healthy life and restore youth that's interesting that's very interesting the
main ingredient in the soup is edible bird nest made from the saliva of swiftlets these birds are
currently listed as an endangered species making the ingredients increasingly hard to come by
as well as controversial banned on american soil the bird's nest can carry pests or infectious
diseases still to recreate the delicacy at home travelers sometimes attempt to smuggle the nests
into the u.s because swiftlets are primarily found in southeast asia this is a soup that will not be
found on american menus anytime soon while this delicacy may not be popular within the general u.s
population it is still sought after in some of the large chinese and asian communities you'll have to
book a plane ticket and prepare for a long flight if you're planning to satisfy your curiosity shut
up and take my money redfish fish for sport only not for meat fish meat is practically a vegetable
of all the food groups out there seafood has seen some of the most significant changes imposed upon
it so many people around the globe eat fish and other seafood lobster loves the lobster you
are delicious god i love butter sauce several sea and fresh water creatures have been overfished to
the point of being close to extinction now many countries are looking at ways to stop
the over-harvesting of oceans and help animal repopulation enter the redfish in 1998 the new
york times reported that louisiana had banned the commercial catching of redfish or red drum a craze
perpetuated by renowned chef paul pudum when he introduced his delectable blackened redfish in
his french quarter restaurant k-pop later in 2001 the times published a follow-up stating
the ban was still active and there was not much chance it would be lifted the ban stretched down
to texas later the government imposed a federal ban on the entire country in the hopes of saving
the redfish for those dying to try their hand at creating prudom's recipe farmed redfish are
available but the prohibition on commercial fishing has yet to be lifted d wait for it
nied denied bush meat and horse meat you sell me horse blood no would you like to buy horse flood
no the u.s has banned many animal products from import and even consumption two of the biggest
animal products to be banned are bush meat and horse meat the u.s state's fish and wildlife
service has banned the importation selling and consumption of bush meat completely bush
meat comes from animals hunted and slaughtered in rural africa including gorillas chimpanzees
antelopes and elephants despite the bans illegal bushmeat trading is still a problem in america in
an extensive report by newsweek from 2009 to 2013 united states customs agents confiscated over 69
000 different bush meat items when eating any bushmeat you could possibly contract
deadly and dangerous diseases that aren't common in the u.s also banned is horse meat
it's hard to understand why anyone would want to eat these majestic creatures but horse meat
is a fairly popular dish in other parts of the world and is eaten as happily as beef
u.s slaughterhouses actually once supplied horse meat to many countries but now importing the
meat and the use of horse slaughterhouses are both illegal as is the case with other animals it's not
illegal or taboo to eat horses in other countries such as china which is one of the largest markets
for horse meat but the u.s has strengthened its view and it looks set to stay the course for a
very long time to come good for them sassafras oil once big oil always big oil man sassafras oil has
always been thought of as healthy and organic after all it comes from mother nature and i
am mother nature's brother brother nature all parts of the sassafras plant including roots bark
leaves flowers fruits and stems have been used for centuries in medicine food and aromatic
purposes by people native to the u.s and parts of asia the root bark of the sassafras plant has
historically been used by native americans to treat illnesses including fever and rheumatism
however given advances in technology over the years we have been able to look at these
natural ingredients a little bit closer and it turns out some are not as good for you as
once thought there is a compound in sassafras oil called saprol which is a known carcinogen
meaning it has cancer-causing properties which is why it has been banned in all forms the fda
set a ban on sassafras oil back in the 1960s but extracts from the plant's roots are still legal
as long as they pass through the fda and do not contain any saffrol interestingly sassafras root
was once used to flavor root beer but have no fear they replaced it so you can safely
enjoy your root beer float noice cyclamate do you normally take coffee with your sugar
what in the health-conscious society we live in today a lot of people are becoming more aware of
their sugar intake and the damage it can do many of us have tried sugar-free diets or at least as
close to one as possible if you're watching your sugar intake you have a wide variety of artificial
sweeteners to reach for to sprinkle in your morning coffee do you want equal splenda sweeten
low or cyclamate sorry the last one has been banned since 1969. oops the blog brooklyn brainery
gave a brief history of the artificial sweetener and why it was banned developed in the late 1930s
by michael sveda this artificial sweetener was 10 times sweeter than sugar and didn't leave an
aftertaste however a study was conducted claiming that cyclamate caused bladder cancer in lab rats
since then the sweetener has been banned in america it's still approved in many other
countries including canada and mexico where it's used as the main sweetener for diet soft drinks
such as coca-cola light several scientific studies conducted after 1969 proved that cyclamate does
not cause cancer despite this revelation the fda hasn't budged it once considered lifting the ban
but it eventually decided against doing so cool go go go go go go no no doubt no doubt
shark fin soup fish are friends not food believe it or not shark fins are not entirely banned in
the united states currently only 12 states uphold an official ban on the sale of shark fins however
the act of shark finning itself has been illegal in u.s waters since the year 2000. shark finning
is considered an act of animal cruelty because it involves the slicing of fins off alive sharks
and then just throwing the sharks back into the water to no doubt endure a horrific demise what
still 10 of the 12 states that banned the sale of shark fins still allow restaurants to serve the
meat shark fin soup is actually considered to be a luxury dish in several asian countries especially
china the dish itself is a soup or stew in which the fins are added the shark fins provide texture
and depth to the soup but don't actually add any flavor the fin doesn't have any taste and has no
nutritional value most cooks have to actually add extra ingredients such as chicken broth in order
to make the dish taste good because of this and the fact that this dish is particularly harmful
to dwindling shark populations many people want to ban this dish all together while this has yet to
happen hopefully shark fin soup will be a thing of the past in the near future gotta stay optimistic
you know foie gras i can't eat this foie gras is a celebrated delicacy in french cuisine but
animal activist groups disapprove its production foie gras is the fatty liver that comes from
either ducks or geese the liver is fattened by force-feeding the animal with grain and fat until
the liver swells as one could imagine this is so uncomfortable for the birds that they begin to
tear out their feathers or even injure one another out of distress even though foie gras isn't banned
nationwide it is heading in that direction ah very noise the city council in chicago was the first
legislative body in america to stop the unethical production of foie gras they placed a ban on the
production and sale of the dish from 2006 to 2008. more recently the state of california officially
banned the sale of the delicacy after former attempts had been challenged in previous years
new york city has also changed its perspective on foie gras the city is currently home to about a
thousand restaurants that serve it but the city council has officially voted to ban the dish in
2022. soon the making of foie gras will be a sing of the past found only in history books and not
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