33 verified laws filed under Food & Drink, each checked against the statute and sourced.
Ireland does NOT currently have a statutory ban on selling energy drinks to minors. A proposed bill targeting under-18s (not under-16s) stalled in the Seanad in 2025 after the government requested an 18-month review period.
Colombia does restrict the sale of energy drinks to minors, but the current legal age threshold is 14 years old — not 18 as often claimed. Multiple attempts to raise the limit to 18 have been proposed but never enacted into national law.
The claim that Chile bans the import, sale, or consumption of absinthe is false. No such law exists in Chilean legislation, and absinthe is treated like any other imported distilled spirit under Chile's general alcohol regulatory framework.
Despite multiple legislative proposals spanning over a decade, Argentina has no enacted national law banning or restricting the sale of energy drinks to minors under 18. The claim — including a 'parental consent' exception — is false.
Contrary to popular belief, Mexico City has never banned the sale of chewing gum. This myth likely confuses Mexico with Singapore, which actually did ban gum sales in 1992.
Despite widespread internet claims, extensive searches of the Code of Alabama, Kentucky Revised Statutes, and Official Code of Georgia Annotated reveal no such statute. This is pure legal folklore.
REPEALED! Canada banned margarine from 1886 to 1948, apart from a wartime lapse from 1917 to 1923. After the Supreme Court struck down the federal ban, provinces prohibited yellow-coloured margarine to protect dairy farmers. Quebec was the last holdout until 2008.
TRUE! It is illegal to order food to be delivered to another person's residence without their consent, with the intent to harass.
TRUE! It is illegal to import, sell, or manufacture chewing gum in Singapore. Since 2004, therapeutic/dental gum can be purchased from pharmacists with ID registration.