一名在澳大利亚服刑的终身监禁杀人犯试图推翻监狱禁止食用维吉麦酱（Vegemite）的规定，但最终被法院驳回。安德烈·麦克奇尼（Andre McKechnie）因在1990年代刺死一名财产开发商而被判终身监禁，他提起诉讼声称这一禁令侵犯了他作为澳大利亚人享受本国文化的权利 1。2025年11月18日，维多利亚州最高法院法官驳回了McKechnie的上诉，指出囚犯的文化权利主要受其被判监禁这一事实的限制 1。
维州当局辩称，自2006年起实施的这项禁令旨在防止囚犯利用维吉麦酱掩盖违禁品或酿造酒精 1。官方提供的证据显示，维吉麦酱的气味会分散缉毒犬的注意力，从而干扰毒品检测工作 1。此外，此类禁令并非仅存在于维多利亚州，昆士兰州、南澳大利亚州和塔斯马尼亚州的监狱系统同样执行着相同的限制措施 1。
An Australian murderer serving a life sentence has failed in his legal attempt to overturn a prison ban on the iconic spread, Vegemite. Andre McKechnie, who is incarcerated for stabbing a property developer to death during the 1990s, argued that the prohibition violated his right to enjoy Australian culture while in custody 1. On November 18, a judge at the Supreme Court of Victoria dismissed McKechnie’s appeal, ruling that prisoners' cultural rights are primarily limited by the fact of their imprisonment 1.
Authorities defended the ban, which has been in effect across Victorian prisons since 2006, citing significant security concerns 1. The Department of Justice and Community Safety presented evidence that the strong smell of Vegemite distracts detection dogs, thereby interfering with drug searches, and noted that inmates have previously used the spread to conceal contraband or brew alcohol 1. Similar restrictions on Vegemite are also enforced in prisons in Queensland, South Australia, and Tasmania 1. The product itself was first marketed in Australia in 1923 as a local alternative to the British yeast extract Marmite 1.
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