5 Things That Are BANNED in America!
America is one of the freest nations on the planet, home to those that wanna achieve anything and pursue their dreams, unless your dream is to buy something on this list, in which case
Really though, there are many things banned from America, but some of those things might surprise you and some of them might just straight up make you shake your head.
No matter how much money you have, you can't buy these things in the good ol' US of A.
So let's find out exactly what those things are. Here, are 5 things that are banned in America.
5. DOG & CAT FUR PRODUCTS
Oh, But Buddy look so soft, why can't i make him into a scarf? said no one ever. Any item made from dog or cat fur is banned in the United States and has been since the year 2000.
not only is it illegal to import or export dogs and cat fur products, but it's illegal to even produce them.
This ban was created under animal abuse laws, and believe it or not, the authorities will actually pay you a minimum of $500 to squeal on someone who is violating this law.
Nice gloves, Mark is that made from Mittens? The only exception to this is taxidermy, so if you really want to stuff charlie or Oscar and pretend like they're still alive, you're free to do so, although that's really creepy.
Pretty bird, pretty bird.
4. EPHEDRA
Number four is ephedra.
Ephedra is made from the plant ephedra sinica and has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for over 2,000 years.
More recently, it made its way to North America, in the form of dietary supplements, like weight loss pills. However, although popular it was banned from America back in 2004. After studying over 16,000 reports of heart attack, strokes, liver failures, and over 150 deaths, it was believed that ephera was the culprit. interestingly, despite the ban, people still actively tried to bring it into the country, and many people swear by it, using ephedra to lose weight in a hurry.
Honestly, i recommend that you just hit the gym harder. it's not that great if your a 50/50 chance of either being drop dead gorgeous or just dropping dead.
3. FRESH ACKEE FRUIT
Number three Fresh ackee fruit aka the fruit nightmare.
Seriously though, i don't like any fruit that looks like it's looking back at me. Freshly picked ackee fruit imported from West Africa is actually a staple in Jamaican cuisine.
However, it's banned from the United States. Interestingly, you can still find some canned versions in some specialty stores. However, fresh ackee fruit can actually be dangerous. The seeds of the fruit can cause Jamaican Vomiting Sickness which is pretty self-explanatory and can also lead to seizures, a coma, or worse it can actually be fatal so i suggest you just don't go picking these black eyeball fruits and eating them because they're terrifying as is.
2. ABSINTHE
Number two is absinthe.
You may have heard of absinthe.
That psychoactive alcohol that supposedly makes you hallucinate and see a green fairy. It's a popular drink in Europe and other parts of the world and has a very high alcohol content. sometimes up to 74%, but the fact that this stuff can knock you out with pretty much one shot is not actually the reason that it's banned in the United States. It's banned because of one specific ingredient, wormwood. Wormwood contains a chemical compound call thujone which some claim cause hallucinations and even muscle spasms and seizures.
So while you can still buy absinthe in America it's sans wormwood which basically just makes it a boring, green alcohol.
1 KINDER SURPRISE EGGS
Number one is Kinder Surprise Eggs.
This one's going to be confusing to my American friends because you've likely never seen nor heard of these, so allow me to explain.
Kinder Eggs are hollow milk chocolate eggs that contain a toy inside of it when cracked open. they're fun and tasty and they're popular here in Canada as well as Mexico.
The reason that you've never been able to experience these tasty things is because back in 1938, the Food and Drug Association banned the sale of food items with toys or trinkets embedded inside of them. The ban was made primarily to prevent choking hazards, which makes sense, but as a lot of people have argued, this ban is kind of dumb because, well, if you've ever eaten one of these, you know just how hard it is to choke on the massive capsule inside.
Realistically, it's way too big to be swallowed accidentally by anyone, even a child. Plus, there's plenty of warnings on the packaging, advising parents not to let any children under three play with it.
A little bit of common sense, folks. i mean, come on, nobody's that hungry that they're going to inhale an entire chocolate egg.