Craziest Food Laws From Around The World

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Weird History Food is taking you around the world to see some International Food Laws. If you want to get to know another country, check out its food laws, which determine everything from what products are available on store shelves to how and where people can enjoy a meal.
Some countries have very strict regulations about the food people can consume, taking into consideration everything from nutrition to the safety of the ingredients. As a result, these nations may limit the availability of certain products to promote healthy consumption or cultural eating habits. What is considered safe in the US may not be considered that way elsewhere.
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@OfftheRadar9790 Жыл бұрын

It bothers me how people only ever seem to tell half the story when it comes to Ireland designating Subway's bread as not-bread. It has nothing to do with nutrition or even food-identification, really. It was just a tax law (which I thought was archaic, but have since been corrected) that classifies foods with a certain proportion of sugar as luxury goods, rather than necessities, and therefore taxes them at a higher rate. There are a bunch of foods we would commonly consider bread that Ireland's tax law would do the same thing to.

@angelface925 Жыл бұрын

Good to show we shouldn't believe everything these types of channels say. They've probably got people churning these lists who love to quote buzzfeed lol. I'm guessing they outsource a lot (or probably all) of the writing. There's no way they have enough time for the proofreaders to do a thorough job. The editors probably have their plates full as well. The presenters sure don't have another time either. These videos are the fast food of entertainment lol I appreciate your explanation! Makes a lot more sense.

@user-pf6wl4hv5j Жыл бұрын

Moral of the story TAXATION IS THEFT

@tonybarrett8543 Жыл бұрын

It's the 1972 Value Added Tax Act which is annually amended, hardly archaic. It's also an important law because it distinguishes between essential and non-essential foods. Bread in Ireland is very cheap compared to the United States. The US is very expensive for groceries. An 800g slice bread is a $1.41 in Ireland .

@TR47 Жыл бұрын

I've read they designate it as cake, not bread, due to the sugar content and the resulting tax issues.

@quanbrooklynkid7776 Жыл бұрын

@@angelface925damn

@DamonBanks142857 Жыл бұрын

“What are you in for?” “Gum running”

@lawrencetalbot8346 Жыл бұрын

I really can’t blame Mexico and other countries banning sugary cereals from marking to kids. It’s an easy way for the food industry to get kids hooked on sugar from the get go, both as little kids and also the first thing they eat. Sugar is in everything, breads, cookies, candy, sodas, juices, snacks, it’s so easy to become obese on American food. There’s a reason a lot of other countries don’t have America’s obesity problem, or that countries start becoming obese when they allow US food companies to do business without having to cut down on the sugar content

@edwardleemiller-eo8jp Жыл бұрын

To be fair, it’s not the kids who are actually buying the crap. The blame falls on the weak-willed parents who turn their kids into tubbolards.

@jbmp1390 Жыл бұрын

Facts

@abagpiperyoumetinmexico211 Жыл бұрын

thats correct. Growing up here in Mx, untill this law was passed, you could see tons of adds calling for children to consume such craps to the point that many adults who grew up with these cereals still consume them on a daily basis. Luckyly theive changed this and now products come with some ugly looking black signals that indicate the excess of calories, sodium, sugar or fats

@kirbyculp3449 Жыл бұрын

It's not too much sugar, it's too little exercise.

@steveschu Жыл бұрын

But they are totally ok with sugar sodas like Coke

@daphne8406 Жыл бұрын

A similar discussion happened in the Netherlands too some years ago but was regarding gluten free breads. It was found that many contained sommuch sugar that they should be considered cake instead of bread 🤷‍♀️

@quanbrooklynkid7776 Жыл бұрын

damn

@chromicapop4595 8 ай бұрын

thats weird

@XaloGunner Жыл бұрын

Another big contributor to Mexico's obesity is the love of Coke and poor drinking water in poor areas - and often the combination of those two.

@quanbrooklynkid7776 Жыл бұрын

That's crazy

@yl861 Жыл бұрын

Which is fault of the abandoned water distribution system. Coca-Cola, Danone and PepsiCo found the perfect market for sugary bottled drinks. No need to convince.

@drew8235 11 ай бұрын

I went to southern Mexico once. Couldn't drink the water, but you could sure get a coke on any street corner.

@nomoretwitterhandles 11 ай бұрын

yeah, food deserts are a huge problem nowadays. a lot of poor urban areas are flooded with fast foods, snacks, sodas, etc while being unable to access fresh foods and clean water for MANY miles (hence "food desert"). it's what's causing obesity in a lot of areas around Mexico and the US. we just have a lot of poor people and poor areas.

@chromicapop4595 8 ай бұрын

yes! which is statistically a socio economic factor that needs to be addressed

@EmilyJelassi Жыл бұрын

I really wish we had the same rules that exclude all of those potentially dangerous chemicals and preservatives here in the States. The things that the FDA allows in our food is truly alarming!

@jillianmaloney3798 Жыл бұрын

So agree! As someone with food allergies, I so appreciate the way foods are more clearly labeled as well in all the European countries I have visited. I have recently developed an intolerance to the hormones used in most animals products on top of a gluten & dairy issue. Honestly, it sounds kinda silly but I’m considering this in a decision to move or not.

@wolfeadventures Жыл бұрын

Because the FDA board are food and food chemical comply firmer employees.

@jillianmaloney3798 Жыл бұрын

@@wolfeadventures Yeah no doubt it’s Blackrock employing Blackrock 😅And also mega kickbacks for stocking certain brands over others etc. It’s no wonder we are the fattest nation by far.

@queenmoreau2098 Жыл бұрын

The senators in America are bought and paid for by big corporations, so they're not going to do anything to mess with them.

@nomoretwitterhandles 11 ай бұрын

@@jillianmaloney3798 Sorry to hear about your allergies. I think if you'd be healthier and happier in another nation, you have every right to move (and you should). You only have one life, why suffer for basic human needs like food? If you don't like where you move, you are always welcome back to the US. Don't shoot yourself in your own foot though, always take a risk if you think it'll be worth it!

@kerokerocola99 Жыл бұрын

I just realized The female narrator is the same as WatchMojo, but using a more natural tone lol

@CalvinistEeyore Жыл бұрын

Korea and China and the debate over who is the true originator of Kimchi as well as Kimchi's cultural history and meaning could be an interesting video.

@TheMasterhomaster Жыл бұрын

Japan has claims on Kim chi as well. But anyone with at least some knowledge of east Asia knows that Kim chi Korean.

@12thMandalorian Жыл бұрын

the real winner is the world for being gifted with such a lovely delicacy

@AVWUVU 11 ай бұрын

@@TheMasterhomasterThey would also know aged cabbage was in China longer than Korea.

@chromicapop4595 8 ай бұрын

yes! its a korean staple I wanna try

@tremorsfan Жыл бұрын

I was hopping you would mention some of the US food laws. Haggis is banned in America because it contains lung.

@bradbrisbane Жыл бұрын

I know many may mock Australia's strict rules and fines but as stated even the smallest import can effect a whole nation. As a place that had been isolated from the rest of the globe for millennia the flora and fauna are very susceptible to disease from outside.

@DSP16569 8 ай бұрын

Same in the US: Black Currant (and other Currant beeries) are banned in the US. Why? - Because even the seed can contain a fungus that is deathly for the American Birch tree (I think it was the Birch tree). The Eurasian Birch developed resistance against the fungus but not the American cousin.

@chromicapop4595 8 ай бұрын

yes! they have a toad issue one time I read in ecology class

@TheOtherBill 6 ай бұрын

@@DSP16569 You're about 10% right. Black currant production was banned in 1911 because they were a vector for white pine blister rust which threatened the logging industry. The bans were lifted in most states by 2003. Disease resistant varieties have been developed but Americans just don't like currants so they're not widely grown.

@turdl38 Жыл бұрын

"america doesn't ban food unless it's carrying a weapon" Except kinder eggs. Still trying to figure out how anybody who's not an absolute moron could possibly choke on that giant plastic pod!

@DSP16569 8 ай бұрын

Interesting are the statistics. Yes a few children died by choking on the (I found a source that claims "An estimated 10 children have died choking on Kinder Surprise toys in the nearly five decades the eggs have been sold." But in the most cases they did choke on the toy hours, days after they eat the chocolate egg, when playing with the little "smurf" (or whatever they choked). Even when the toy would be next and seperated to the chocolate egg - these children would have choked it.

@chromicapop4595 8 ай бұрын

we banned them but I still found them in my college bookstore in 2021 so sus

@robertoso8796 7 ай бұрын

they did it before someone won $200k in a lawsuit for claiming they were dumb enough to choke on it

@FNHot Жыл бұрын

So many youtube channels pronounce "wreak havoc" wrong. It isnt WRECK havoc, you arent breaking havoc, you're wreaking (reek-ing) havoc, to inflict or cause. Please fix this in future videos, thx.

@DanielSmedegaardBuus Жыл бұрын

An especially annoying mistake is when people pronounce "the" as "thee" in front of consonant sounds in order to "sound the smarts." 😂 Oh, and "egg-cetera," which is arguably a little cute, and can make you hungry.

@DonatsuBrasco 7 ай бұрын

The warning labels in Mexico are not only on Nestlé products, but on all food and beverages, as long as a warning label is needed

@Kinglioncrown Жыл бұрын

I support the other countries in the world who stand against the chemicals put in our foods

@quanbrooklynkid7776 Жыл бұрын

Most do...

@cassieoz1702 Жыл бұрын

And yet in USA its illegal to offer full cream milk in schools but theres no limit on added sugar and ketchup counts towards your 5 veg per day 🤦‍♀️

@edwardleemiller-eo8jp Жыл бұрын

Most American breads are horrible for your health anyway. Subway is just the worst of the lot.

@JoshValdez1996 Жыл бұрын

The only way America will ever care about the food we eat is if they found oil in it.

@btetschner Жыл бұрын

A+ video! Very eye-opening to hear what types of food laws there are around the world!

@robclark3095 Жыл бұрын

Most of the rules sound sensible. However, none of them would happen in the US because our politicians are bought and paid for by corporations.

@joshuafletcher598 11 ай бұрын

Sad but oh so true

@Cornz38 Жыл бұрын

America doesn't ban food? Really? Kinder eggs, offal, suet...To name a few off the top of my head.

@OhGeeWillickersMister Жыл бұрын

They did a vid on that

@Cornz38 Жыл бұрын

@@OhGeeWillickersMister Then it's even more disengenuous of them to proclaim that America doesn't ban foods. Just more clickbait crap.

@OhGeeWillickersMister Жыл бұрын

@@Cornz38 They are very tongue in chek and facetious when they make generalizations like that, I guess you should take these videos with a...grain of salt? Badumching

@Cornz38 Жыл бұрын

@@OhGeeWillickersMister Clickbait is what i refer to them as. Empty, pointless ad revenue generating garbage. KZfaq is full of them.

@fulffygirl Жыл бұрын

Thank you for using Clerks 3 clips. Hilarious

@RachelJayne92 Жыл бұрын

As an Australian, there is nothing more annoying than buying an expensive bottle of drink or whatever, and having it taken away when you get to customs, only having to buy the exact same thing a few steps away again. I understand why, but it just means you scoff your food/drink before you get to customs.

@nephilimslayer73 Жыл бұрын

When I travelled to the USA twice, I got around it by carrying a refillable filtered water bottle. I avoided paying for drinks, I could tip out the water before boarding and refill when I got to my destination. At LAX, I noticed an Asian traveller doing exactly the same thing.

@RachelJayne92 Жыл бұрын

@@nephilimslayer73 ah yes. Most people don’t carry refillable bottles, but this would definitely be a way around it!

@JohnDoe-hl1fd 9 ай бұрын

_bottle of drink or whatever, and having it taken away_ - drink it all right at customs

@RachelJayne92 9 ай бұрын

@@JohnDoe-hl1fd that’s what we all do, and then get more food/drink. 😂

@chromicapop4595 8 ай бұрын

exactly!

@jpbaley2016 Жыл бұрын

Funny thing, back in the 70’s, when there was a concern over artificial sweeteners and cancer; the US and Canada knew they had to choose between two common agents, banning one and allowing the other. They recognized the need for a sugar replacement. So the US banned cyclamates and allowed saccharine. Using similar laboratory findings, Canada banned saccharine and allowed cyclamates.

@DMacB42 Жыл бұрын

You people are really illustrating why KZfaq comments are known to be such a cesspool… especially on larger or general-interest channels. Congrats

@jerranspearman3369 Жыл бұрын

good video

@btetschner Жыл бұрын

@7:55 - That prison fight and shower scene is so funny! Leslie Nielsen is a genius.

@ufc3459 Ай бұрын

Italy took "If you see someone stealing food no you didn't" and changed it to "Yes they did take it and it's legal for survival" and thats awesome

@dontknowjack596 Жыл бұрын

Bread ir not bread. It was just about tax amount

@joermnyc Жыл бұрын

Face it, US Food regulators are beholden to food manufacturers. Food is healthier for you in so many other countries. Being away and eating local food in Europe or Australia was like a cleanse. Before we came home we felt lighter, and had more energy! After a few weeks home, eating the same old crap (even food that isn’t processed), we felt like garbage again.

@krisfrederick5001 Жыл бұрын

I believe in food anarchy Ⓐ

@x808drifter 11 ай бұрын

Jeez, almost like its not kids with the money who buy cereal but their parents? Who knew?

@btetschner Жыл бұрын

@7:50 - The first time I saw SpongeBob, I laughed for what was probably at least two days.

@btetschner Жыл бұрын

@ 1:47 - Who could say no to the Little Tramp stealing food for him and the dog hahaha!

@btetschner Жыл бұрын

@4:41 - 12 Angry Men is a great legal drama, and rather scary knowing that wrongful conviction could get someone a lethal injection.

@marycleary-qe5ou Жыл бұрын

I'm glad Mexico's biggest problem is sugary cereals.

@jamiemason2003 9 ай бұрын

Chile and Mexico are some of the top consumers of sugary soda like Coke. Cereal is just a fraction of the problem.

@Nagatem Жыл бұрын

According to Irish land subway bread is basically cake XD

@thomasguglielmo1509 Жыл бұрын

Ayy 300k subs

@tribii1 Жыл бұрын

Ironically, I got paid today and the first thing I bought were Oat Meal Cream pies

@btetschner Жыл бұрын

@10:52 - The Pet Rock will make a come back, that rock is a winner!

@auntvesuvi3872 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this! 📜 #WeirdHistoryFood #InternationalFood #FoodLaws #FoodRules

@taylorpierce101 Жыл бұрын

Les Miserable is not about the French Revolution. It is about a student uprising 30 years after the French Revolution.

@YS-by7wy Жыл бұрын

Unhoused? The world is laughing at us…

@DanielSmedegaardBuus Жыл бұрын

We are indeed 😂

@btetschner Жыл бұрын

@2:55 - Reminds me of the twinkie weiner dog in the film UHF (1989) with Weird Al.

@arthurg7894 Жыл бұрын

Well, I guess from now on I'll not check the comment section when it's the girl narrator. I'll just enjoy the video and the awesome job she does

@jewel65 Жыл бұрын

People are weird, right?! Why get so upset at nothing?😂😂😂😂😂

@Luca_Tantigattini_Sabian 10 ай бұрын

can someone please tell me the name of the song at 9:31 ? it sounds like MacLeod or the guy who wrote the Amelie ost. Also, WHF, why you guys don't put music credits on the videos?

@btetschner Жыл бұрын

@1:43 - The Italian Job is a great film, especially for those who like heist films.

@btetschner Жыл бұрын

I used to smoke Camels and also drink Quik (not at the same time), funny that they think that Quik should be put into that category!

@jovanweismiller7114 Жыл бұрын

I live in a country that bans Kinder Eggs. Nothing surprises me.

@lynnleigha580 Жыл бұрын

Dang, now I want subway

@Kinglioncrown Жыл бұрын

these other countries are not playing around with chemicals being put in our foods

@cameronprice3063 9 ай бұрын

4:30 You guys gotta look up what cereal looks like in México right now. We saw it on a trip last month and it’s legit the same boxes with just a huge empty space where the character is lol. Toucan sam was just a beak

@leelalo6625 Жыл бұрын

The sad thing about bread is that it takes little effort to make and cost way less. You are better off making it instead of those sugar loaves you get for $3^. Just do it yourself.

@mnhoss2100 11 ай бұрын

👍🤟

@tpolarbeart 4 ай бұрын

They are called homeless not unhoused. With that said actually why wouldn't the government offer food for the homeless like soup kitchens rather than relying on businesses to take the hit and make things confusing on how to determine how much and who can steal.

@subparnaturedocumentary Жыл бұрын

while good and necessary, our american food laws prohibit us from importing the volkswagen sausages

@tonybarrett8543 Жыл бұрын

American food laws are poor by European standards.

@subparnaturedocumentary Жыл бұрын

@@tonybarrett8543 yes ingredient and quality wise, it's sad honestly.

@btetschner Жыл бұрын

It is interesting that Mexico is banning cereal mascots like the Tricks (trix), Dig 'Em Frog (Smacks), Toucan Sam (Froot Loops) and Lucky the Leprechaun (Lucky Charms). Their politicians probably run up to the podium and yell out loudly "Trix is NOT for kids."

@rachlizb 5 ай бұрын

The US wouldn't ban something if it were carrying a weapon. We'd send our thoughts and prayers.

@The18iceman Жыл бұрын

7:52 This is Naked Gun 33 1/3, not Wrongfully Accused.

@Blitzkrieg1976 Жыл бұрын

Keep doing YOU, narrator. We graduated high school already. ❤️

@aniE1869 Жыл бұрын

Many store chains in the US have a similar to the Italian law. If someone gets caught stealing a loaf of bread they are aloud to leave with it.

@bjarkiengelsson Жыл бұрын

I mean, it's bread. If they're stealing food, why stop them. They're obviously hungry.

@lawrencetalbot8346 Жыл бұрын

So then why not mandate every store start giving away free bread or small amounts of food? You’re already pretending it’s not a crime, might as well go the next “step” in preventing said crime in the first place

@aniE1869 Жыл бұрын

@lawrencetalbot8346 I'm not in favor of government mandating a business to give away their products. It's completely different if a business chooses to do so.

@EclecticDD Жыл бұрын

It's not worth the store's resources to take action.

@angelface925 Жыл бұрын

@@lawrencetalbot8346 when I worked in Publix and Kroger's bakery, we would donate the out of date bakery items to food banks. I seem to remember that some companies/stores don't do it because if anyone gets sick, they could be legally responsible for the person getting sick (that may have to do with people getting food out of trash cans). My memory is fuzzy on that. You're thinking about food banks. They do that, but depending on the amount of donations, it may not be enough. Also homeless people don't always have a safe way to store perishables (or food in general).

@lesliegaskill650 Жыл бұрын

No McDonald’s for me I got so sick

@bonk94 Жыл бұрын

Ayyy hi again Ms. Narrator.

@TeamDreamhunter 7 ай бұрын

The major contributing factor to the obesity "epidemic" in most countries is the change in what's considered as being obese, not anything actually backed by facts.

@emom358 Жыл бұрын

Another fine video, thank you.

@NateyCat Жыл бұрын

Hello Ms. Narrator :)

@valleyhomeinspectors3839 17 күн бұрын

Un housed? I guess I'm not broke I'm just without money.

@josephgaviota 10 ай бұрын

Stealing is Stealing. That's why they call it, um STEALING.

@jeremysmith5919 Жыл бұрын

An "un-housed" man? So we are such a sensitive society now that we don't even use the word "homeless"? SMDH...

@EmresMommy 11 ай бұрын

Can’t say sexual assault or suicide anymore… s/a or “unalived” wtf??!

@childofcascadia 11 ай бұрын

@jeremysmith5919 Not exactly. Homeless is a lifestyle. Like a bum. Unhoused means you are most likely living out of your car or couch surfing and you probably are working, but you dont have/cant afford a place of your own. You arent a bum, youre just a normal person without a roof over your head trying to get back on your feet. Its basically a new class of working poor caused by skyrocketing housing prices. Thats how its used where i live anyway.

@ingridfong-daley5899 10 ай бұрын

Debbie might Do Dallas, but Diminutive Debbie doesn't do Norway.

@btetschner Жыл бұрын

Les Miserable has really left an impression on the culture.

@callmethecommentcountess9329 11 ай бұрын

OK did you know that food court is actually a place at the mall

@austinostergaard2187 11 ай бұрын

I hate that france stole baguettes.

@kirbymarchbarcena Жыл бұрын

I don't think "fanatical" is the right term for the title of this video

@hezekiahramirez6965 3 ай бұрын

Before I watched the video I thought "you know what, I'm going to go out on a limb and say most of these aren't crazy." And now that I watched it, yeah. I can understand most of these. Honestly it's ridiculous what kind of ultra processed crap we eat in America. I know, hot take. But it's true and we'd be a lot better off if we banned a lot of this ourselves

@AllSeasonTechnology 2 ай бұрын

Well, it makes sense. Cake is also not a sandwich. Why does even bread has to have so much sugar in the states

@juansanchez209 Жыл бұрын

Do I prefer the other narrator? Honestly, yes. BUT this narrator still does a good job and absolutely does NOT deserve the ridiculous hate that some of the losers in the comment section throw her way. If your life is really THAT good that the only thing you have to complain about is who narrates food fact videos, then im honestly jealous lol

@julieneff9408 Жыл бұрын

true, everyone complaining about it is cringe AF

@zesanx Жыл бұрын

People bitch about this lady narrator? That's so cringe

@joshtreharn4686 Жыл бұрын

They’re just neckbearded incels that hate women

@Jason-tz7ir Жыл бұрын

Imagine gatekeeping having an opinion. She's a lifeless, boring Narrator. I said it.

@Joe_King7717 Жыл бұрын

I like both narrators equally tbh

@anikaried9748 6 ай бұрын

Really what I learned here is that other countries ban and put restrictions on US products bc it’s literally all garbage lol

@burntrubber7458 11 ай бұрын

Theft is theft.

@JDWanko Жыл бұрын

How about battle among the burger chains?

@leisaw3981 Жыл бұрын

history of salsa please

@Brandon-jl6cj Жыл бұрын

666 likes. Satan loves big league chew

@dmcgee3 9 ай бұрын

Les Mis isn’t set during the French Revolution by the way.

@thefumexxl 7 ай бұрын

The funniest thing involving Mexico is that it's Coca Cola and sodas above almost any other thing that keeps people super fat. Between the culture of feeding, and the cultural enjoyement of sodas, it has gotten out of control.

@johnr797 11 ай бұрын

Why ban gym as a nuisance then unban sugar-free gum? I think you missed something there, Weird Foods.

@scottbogfoot 11 ай бұрын

11:02 it's wreaking havoc not wrecking Havoc😂 if it was wrecking Havoc it would be a good thing

@cassieoz1702 Жыл бұрын

Waddawi think? I think Australia's biosecurity laws don't qualify as 'fanatical'

@naejin Жыл бұрын

8:38 EuroDisney? I thought the French hated EuroDisney?

@tominmtnvw 2 ай бұрын

Mexico already had a huge, pun intended obesity problem before imports from other countries took hold. Mexican food is very high and fat content. They also had plenty of sugary foods before the importation of foods from the United States. can you say churros?

@solanaceae2069 Жыл бұрын

You haven't lived until you've had a halal pulled pork sandwich.

@jasonr.8907 Жыл бұрын

How about an episode on chewing gum?

@reznorms81 Жыл бұрын

Sugar in bread!? Wtf Irealand, wrong continent!

@lostboy8084 8 ай бұрын

A bakers dozen is 13 not 12 for a law if you actually shorted a person well you won't like what would happen

@VJK102 Жыл бұрын

5:50 personally i ratherhave them with mayo

@darkninjafirefox Жыл бұрын

Idk what the babies here are complaining about, this narrator is fine

@vaporwave2345 Жыл бұрын

Ooo calling people babies. You won the argument with simping! 💃

@bjarkiengelsson Жыл бұрын

@@vaporwave2345Oh look, an offended little baby.

@darkninjafirefox Жыл бұрын

@@vaporwave2345 go outside

@Lownamebrand Жыл бұрын

I don't mind her she's not as awesome as the main narrator but me and him have history lol, she handles the mid week videos if they don't like her don't watch the videos mid week

@Adam-M- Жыл бұрын

Yeah I don't get it.