France bans Algerian spread toasted on social media • FRANCE 24 English

France has blocked imports of an in-demand Algerian hazelnut spread that became popular in the country after social media influencers raved about it. El Mordjene, which resembles creamy peanut butter, can not be sold in the EU as "Algeria does not meet the conditions for a third country to export products to the European Union containing dairy inputs intended for human consumption," the French agriculture ministry told AFP.
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[crinklecut]

Remember when they marketed Nutella to make people believe it was some kind of healthy breakfast food for children?

[africandaisy]

So this chocolate spread isn't healthy, but cigarettes and alcohol are okay?

[ichigo]

If North Africa banned French products for flimsy reasons, they would be labeled extremists or dictators.

[williambell]

The EU does this with Canadian products, too. Comes up with BS excuses to protect their own markets.

[raguifarag]

When it's West exporting, they preach "FREE TRADE", when it's other countries, they preach "REGULATIONS"

[agunglaksono]

They do with palm oil Indonesia when they lose their market lol.

[hbowman]

Unsafe dairy ingredients? Isn't this France, the country that invented pasteurization, then didn't do it?

[YoucefEliasMokarnia]

The answer should be selling that product in Saudi Arabia Dubai Qatar Egypte Pakistan and the rest of the world while banning all french sweet products in Algeria if it is proven that this is a act of jealousy and infriggment on free trade.

[wonderwinder]

It probably doesn’t have enough chemicals to meet EU standards.

[chrisschwanger]

Translation: its so popular we'll ban it so our cousin can make a very similar product and make big profit

[ramroum]

I'm an Arab, we don't need to make everything about racism. Even some American products aren't allowed in the EU because they have strict food regulations. You can't expect some random company in a country known for not applying its food safety laws to be allowed in the EU. I'm sure this spread is loved by many, but you can't expect the EU to allow it.
Edit: I'm not Moroccan. You don't need to be Moroccan to know that some countries have food regulations that protect people from harm.

[fa]

Ferrero, the Italian owner of Nutella and Kellogg's, is a powerful company that wants to maintain its near monopoly on the hazelnut spread market!

[stevemcgowen]

I started a peanut butter revolution here in Prague. The fitness community love it and compared to Nutella plain peanut butter is very healthy.

[fabs]

A lot of conditions are required to sell food in EU. Americans know that because the norms are differents.

[VentiVonOsterreich]

Remember when Denmark banned some korean noodles cause they were "too spicy" cause Danish people are allergic to flavor and delicious food?

[mk_annan]

BYD from China 🇨🇳 in Electric Vehicles and now El Mordjene from Algeria 🇩🇿 in spreads; both giving the local EU market some tough competition 😂

[dumdumbrown]

France and Europe have never ever been free markets 😂

[ZRHTrainspotter]

Thanks. This has motivated me to stop buying Nutella instead. You all achieved the opposite 😉

[JP..-.]

Judging from that guy's teeth, maybe he should have eaten less El just saying

[Elliasp-xxmb]

exactly what the marketing wanted : to create some buzz. Thank you France 24 for being so clever.