Top 10 Foods That Are Banned Around the World

put down the fork and no one gets arrested hey everyone I'm Rebecca and welcome to watchmojo.com and around the world Constantius fantastic that means we're looking at foodstuffs that have been banned either entirely or to some degree in various locations around the world all right let's dig in number 10 a key a key the National Fruit of Jamaica is a delicacy often eaten with salted fish but anyone wanting to cook one must wait until the fruit has naturally split open or yawn and only then can they discard the seeds boil the flesh and then cook further why well unripe a key contains potentially fatal toxins called hypoglycemic E can be sold in the United States provided the production comes from certified green lists firms otherwise the Food and Drug Administration or FDA is authorized to detain imported a key that contains elevated levels of hypoglycemia me number nine ketchup back in 2011 the world was shocked when it was announced that France was banning ketchup well like most cursory headlines meant to grab your attention and clickbait this was a half-truth at best in fact French schools and colleges did ban the free and unfettered use of ketchup mayonnaise and vinaigrette in order to promote healthy eating in other words students specifically could no longer slather their plates and unhealthy condiments no matter what they were eating as young people or want to do this is my ketchup I bought this ketchup just so I could have as much as I want but students could still have these sauces with individual dishes where appropriate in other words ketchup with fries allowed ketchup on a baguette with brie minnow number eight chewing gum have a hate on for chewing gum if that's the case then head on over to Singapore where the import and selling of gum has been illegal for decades back in the early 90s vandals were using gum to disrupt the door sensors on Singapore's mass rapid transit trains in order to prevent the costly maintenance work president gucchy tongue had chewing gum banned outright the chewy substance remains illegal to sell and import although certain accommodations have been made for nicotine and dental gum however even the purchase of those requires permits or pharmaceutical prescriptions number seven Kazu Matsu for those who don't know this is a Sardinian cheese containing jumping maggots no we're not kidding but traditional sheep's milk pecorino cheese is allowed to become infested with the eggs of a type of cheese fly when the larvae hatch the maggots eat through the cheese resulting in a liquidy texture and apparently delicious flavor the live maggots can also jump about six inches into the air when disturbed so yeah turns out eating live maggots can result in a condition called pseudo my asses and as such the cheese has been totally banned throughout the European Union the off day stays for hours number six Kinder Surprise this is an iconic and world-renowned Italian candy consisting of a delicious chocolate egg containing a toy in a plastic capsule well in America the FDA has stated that the egg quote poses a public health risk as the consumer may unknowingly choke on the object and their right as some children have died in kinder related accidents over the years that being said many countries have recognized its definition as a toy and like any toy with choking hazards a certain degree of accountability is in order regardless the egg remains banned in the United States and people illegally importing kinder surprises from either Mexico or Canada face heavy fines they're caught number five wah grah grah grah is a grossly enlarged duck or goose liver that's been artificially expanded through force-feeding it's absolute critical it's nice crispy edge on the outside there's nice thing sort of succulent it's almost like a wool butter inside it's one of the most controversial foods in the world especially in today's age of veganism and expanded focus on animal welfare despite being a delicacy in France the import and/or production of foie gras has been banned in many countries throughout the world including India Australia and many European countries as well as the state of California New York City plans to ban the food by 2022 and for that matter wah grah is hard to find even in places where it is legal as many retailers refuse to stock it on personal and ethical grounds number 4 shark fins shark finning takes a heavy heavy toll fishing vessels catch a shark hack off its fins and release the finless shark back into the water where it proceeds to suffocate the shark fin trade is worth billions and kills untold millions of sharks on an annual basis shark fins are used for texture not flavor in the Chinese delicacy shark fin soup the act of shark finning has been banned in dozens of countries in some places including 12 American states have banned the sale of shark fins altogether in the summer of 2019 Canada became the first g7 country to nationally ban the import of shark fins no shark fin soup for them number three beluga caviar caviar is expensive but then there's beluga caviar these tiny salty eggs come from the eponymous Beluga a type of wild sturgeon found primarily in the Caspian and Black Seas it can cost thousands of dollars per pound good evening can I get a bottle of chilled Bollinger colony and the beluga caviar however wild beluga sturgeon are listed as threatened and are now protected by the Endangered Species Act the United States Fish and Wildlife Service banned the import of beluga caviar in 2005 thankfully there are now fish farms around the world that raise sustainable sturgeon and there are also more sustainable and affordable caviar is produced from paddlefish and other piscatorial sources number two pufferfish you won't find the infamous pufferfish in most Japanese takeout restaurants it is poisonous potentially fatal but if slice properly it can be quite tasty that's because the proper preparation of puffer fish or fugu in Japanese is so labor-intensive and rigorously controlled but chefs need to train for many years in order to handle prepare and cook the fish so is not to kill their customers this is because the skin and organs of the fish contain lethal amounts of the neurotoxin tetrodotoxin isn't nature wonderful despite being a Japanese delicacy the sale of the fishes liver was banned in Japanese restaurants in the 80s the sale of fugu is also banned throughout the entirety of the European Union before we continue be sure to subscribe to our Channel and bring the bell to get notified about our latest videos you have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications number one haggis surely you've heard of haggis and Long's boiled in a reshape stomach there's this goose it sounds it's a Scottish dish primarily consisting of chopped sheep hearts livers and lungs mixed with oatmeal and cooked in a sheep's stomach casing the aristocrats but did you know that it is illegal to export haggis to the United States a ban on the import of sheep lungs was issued way back in 1971 because inedible traces of stomach acid and phlegm can find their way into the animals lungs smell it that being said it is not illegal to eat haggis in the United States the band simply requires the haggis to be made in the country so fear not you didn't break the law when you bought that local haggis that one time because you wanted to try it so aside from the obvious like gum and ketchup I have also tried on this list kinder surprises because WatchMojo is Canadian and it's legal here fragra and the number one haggis but my haggis was like microwaved and I don't recommend it anyway what about you have you tried any of these banned foods let us know in the comments or come tell me on Twitter or Instagram at Rebecca Braden also be sure to LIKE and subscribe and please watch this other video

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Length: 8min 15sec (495 seconds)

Published: Thu Jan 16 2020