Marmite makers to fight Danish ban

Marmite’s makers have been urged to apply for a licence to sell the product in Denmark and end a temporary ban on the spread which has upset its fans living in the country.

Liberal Democrat MEP Liz Lynne, who represents Burton upon Trent, in Staffordshire in England, where Marmite has been made since 1902, said: “I was appalled to hear the initial reports of a Danish ban of this much-loved British product.