20 Everyday Items Banned Around the World

These banned items will shock you! Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most random commonplace objects that have faced bans in various countries, cities, and governmental bodies. Our countdown of everyday items banned around the world includes Guy Fawkes Masks, Wheelbarrows & Carts, Goldfish Bowls, Ketchup, Furbies, and more! Do you live in a country where any of these items are outlaws? Just how tightly enforced are those bans? Let us know in the comments below.

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Do you live in a country where any of these items are outlaws? Just how tightly enforced are those bans? Let us know in the comments below.

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[savagegardenrox]

Lever door knobs are accessible and all, but any pet owner will tell you that they also make doors accessible to animals.

[Fayanora]

I agree with the banning of "goldfish bowls, " because yeah, keeping a goldfish in one of those is like keeping a mermaid trapped in a bathtub. Goldfish can live 30 or 40 years in ideal conditions, and can get MASSIVE.

[victoriabardsley]

I found out about the ban on Kinder Eggs when I was crossing the border to head to the Buffalo airport. The border guard just gave me a warning though but he had to seize the eggs. He also told me that I wasn't the first person to start laughing when he told me about the ban.

[ericastones]

The word "ketchup" comes from the Hokkien Chinese word kê-tsiap, which refers to a fermented fish sauce. The sauce's origins are likely in Southeast Asia, where British sailors encountered it while on trade routes and then tried to replicate it back home. The first version of ketchup was salty and pungent, with a dark, thin texture, and was more like a soy sauce. It was made from fish entrails, meat byproducts, and soybeans, and was called “keh-jup” or “koe-cheup, ” which means “fish sauce”.

The first known published tomato ketchup recipe was written in 1812 by American scientist and horticulturalist James Mease. Mease's recipe included tomato pulp, spices, and brandy, but didn't include vinegar or sugar. After the Civil War, cooks began adding more vinegar and sugar to balance each other out, eventually creating the sweet-and-sour flavor profile that's familiar today. By the end of the 18th century, the New York Tribune called tomato ketchup America's national condiment.

[andrewisgood]

So when I was a baby in the 80s, I was in one of those walkers and walked down the stairs. So yeah, probably for the best.

[Animeguy]

I didn't know many items were banned in many countries

[lp-xlld]

But why would you want to wear high heels while hiking around those ruins in the first place?

[roseprevost]

You can get Kinder eggs in the US, but the toy is packaged separately. I see them at Walmart all the time.

[Aupsic-hhsy]

16:27

"You're getting SLACKS!!"

lmao Joe's voice should be a national treasure.

[Jamhands]

Kinder Eggs are banned in the US, not Kinder Joy. That’s why we see them all over. They are completely different chocolate.

That being said, I have family in Europe and they’ve brought the eggs over plenty of times with no issues.

[thattinymumma]

If I died choking on a kinder egg. I’ve died doing what I loved. That is all 😂

[BEdwardStover]

I have severe arthritis. It is practically impossible for me to turn and open a door knob. It is very painful. We went to all lever door handles in the early 2000s. We found that our younger children learned how to open and close doors for themselves nearly a year before their peers or our oldest child.

I since had to move into an apartment. The outside door knob was the real problem. I had to carry a hand towel to provide a larger area to grasp, acting as a lever, and one of those rubber round things for opening bottles and jars to place on the knob itself. Then I wrap the towel around it and I can open the otherwise very hard to open door. It was a solid wood door - the worst thing was to be reaching for the knob from the outside and a neighbor suddenly open the door from the inside. It felt like my hand was hit with a sledge hammer. I also have a tool for opening most beverage containers. When my apartment finally replaced the outside door with a glass door (due to regulations on apartment complexes over 100 units), which naturally comes with a panic bar on the inside and a large handle on the outside, since they are too heavy for anyone to struggle with unless they have their whole hand engaged (or both hands for children). After that, I explained my issues and they installed a lever handle for my apartment door knob very quickly. (The single most fined item for landlords where I live is refusal to comply with accessibility and accommodation laws. Even short delays often lead to fines.)

[preston]

Denmark recently banned Korean spicy ramen.

[martinsgmireks]

@5:20
"FREEDOM FOR PANTIES!" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[Jeremiah_Rivers]

I never used one of those walkers when I first started learning to walk, but I can see America banning them like Canada did.

[ffszaxiun]

I work in a french school cafeteria and we have ketchup some times. We even have French fries. So the banned is a lie.

[richardpaulino]

Italy: Pineapples on Pizza definitely banned as well

[davemathews]

I used to keep tropical fish in 20-30 gallon tanks when I was young but didn't realize these weren't good places for them. So thanks, Mojo, it's good to learn something new.

[bookwyrm]

I'm calling BS on that stimulant ban in Japan: they drink tea, which has caffeine, which is a stimulant