3 Mideast Countries Ban British Peanut Butter Import

Kuwait has banned the import of peanut butter from Britain and is to withdraw the product from its market, BBC television reported on Tuesday.

Mishan al-Mutairi, the head of the municipality food department of Britain, said the ban followed reports that the product contains a carcinogenic.

He said the officials were testing samples of the British-made peanut butter for the cancer-causing chemical.

Saudi Arabia and Qatar had taken similar steps, according to the report.






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