What personal food can cross land border from Canada to the USA?
I am crossing the border from Canada into USA with a cooler full of personal food.
After reading this document, I am not fully clear about the restrictions.
I am bringing some processed pepperoni, that I think only contains pork. I am bringing unlabeled fruit, as well as cooked hard boiled eggs. The other contents of my cooler are explicitly allowed.
Will I have any trouble crossing the border? I really hate border stops setting my timelines back.
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I am crossing the border from Canada into USA with a cooler full of personal food.
After reading this document, I am not fully clear about the restrictions.
I am bringing some processed pepperoni, that I think only contains pork. I am bringing unlabeled fruit, as well as cooked hard boiled eggs. The other contents of my cooler are explicitly allowed.
Will I have any trouble crossing the border? I really hate border stops setting my timelines back.
usa canada food-and-drink borders land-borders
edited Jul 13 '16 at 20:11
Vince
16.3k769127
asked Jul 13 '16 at 16:43
ScottFScottF
688624
Have you ever been stopped before?
– Karlson
Jul 13 '16 at 16:47
add a comment |
I am crossing the border from Canada into USA with a cooler full of personal food.
After reading this document, I am not fully clear about the restrictions.
I am bringing some processed pepperoni, that I think only contains pork. I am bringing unlabeled fruit, as well as cooked hard boiled eggs. The other contents of my cooler are explicitly allowed.
Will I have any trouble crossing the border? I really hate border stops setting my timelines back.
usa canada food-and-drink borders land-borders
edited Jul 13 '16 at 20:11
Vince
16.3k769127
asked Jul 13 '16 at 16:43
ScottFScottF
688624
I am crossing the border from Canada into USA with a cooler full of personal food.
After reading this document, I am not fully clear about the restrictions.
I am bringing some processed pepperoni, that I think only contains pork. I am bringing unlabeled fruit, as well as cooked hard boiled eggs. The other contents of my cooler are explicitly allowed.
Will I have any trouble crossing the border? I really hate border stops setting my timelines back.
usa canada food-and-drink borders land-borders
usa canada food-and-drink borders land-borders
edited Jul 13 '16 at 20:11
Vince
16.3k769127
asked Jul 13 '16 at 16:43
ScottFScottF
688624
edited Jul 13 '16 at 20:11
Vince
16.3k769127
asked Jul 13 '16 at 16:43
ScottFScottF
688624
edited Jul 13 '16 at 20:11
Vince
16.3k769127
edited Jul 13 '16 at 20:11
Vince
16.3k769127
edited Jul 13 '16 at 20:11
Vince
16.3k769127
16.3k769127
asked Jul 13 '16 at 16:43
ScottFScottF
688624
asked Jul 13 '16 at 16:43
ScottFScottF
688624
asked Jul 13 '16 at 16:43
ScottFScottF
688624
688624
Have you ever been stopped before?
– Karlson
Jul 13 '16 at 16:47
add a comment |
Have you ever been stopped before?
– Karlson
Jul 13 '16 at 16:47
Have you ever been stopped before?
– Karlson
Jul 13 '16 at 16:47
Have you ever been stopped before?
– Karlson
Jul 13 '16 at 16:47
add a comment |
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Processed pepperoni
This is a bit unclear, one paragraph says they're prohibited and another says canned and unopened pork products are ok. I think you should be careful with this one and leave the pepperoni unopened.
Fresh (chilled or frozen), dried, cured, and fully cooked meat is
generally prohibited from most countries. [...] Pork should be
commercially canned and labeled in unopened containers
Unlabelled fruit
They'll need to inspect them even if they were labelled, and unless you can prove they were grown in Canada, they will most probably be confiscated.
Fruits and vegetables grown in Canada are generally admissible, if
they have labels identifying them as products of Canada. Fruits and
vegetables merely purchased in Canada are not necessarily admissible
For fruits grown elsewhere in the Americas, you can check the FAVIR database. You'll notice there's no US in the dropdown, I would be careful with US imported produce, I've seen Florida oranges confiscated at the border but then again they might let them in.
As for packaged fruits as opposed to raw ones, once more it depends where it was processed. This guideline (table 3.123) has all the information.
Hard boiled eggs
Those should be ok as Exotic Newcastle Disease seems to be under control in Canada and few cases of HPAI were reported.
Eggs and egg products from Exotic Newcastle Disease (END) and Highly
Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) affected regions, including cooked
eggs, if not accompanied by a USDA Veterinary Service import permit
remain prohibited regardless if those items are for personal
consumption.
answered Jul 13 '16 at 17:09
blackbirdblackbird
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Last time I drove into Canada, the person ahead of me had a large quantity of apples, which were specifically prohibited. (Medfly issues in California.) I think he must have tried to hide them in his trunk and lie, because they led him away.
– Andrew Lazarus
Jul 13 '16 at 18:20
1
@AndrewLazarus of course they would, you're supposed to declare everything even allowed items. The question is about driving into the US though, Canadian rules are probably different
– blackbird
Jul 13 '16 at 18:23
What about fruit an vegetables grown in US or other countries in the Americas? Most Canadian fruit comes from the same places the US fruit comes from.
– ScottF
Jul 13 '16 at 18:28
@ScottF I updated the answer with more detail
– blackbird
Jul 13 '16 at 18:34
Is there a difference between raw fruit, and packaged fruit cups
– ScottF
Jul 14 '16 at 14:05
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Processed pepperoni
This is a bit unclear, one paragraph says they're prohibited and another says canned and unopened pork products are ok. I think you should be careful with this one and leave the pepperoni unopened.
Fresh (chilled or frozen), dried, cured, and fully cooked meat is
generally prohibited from most countries. [...] Pork should be
commercially canned and labeled in unopened containers
Unlabelled fruit
They'll need to inspect them even if they were labelled, and unless you can prove they were grown in Canada, they will most probably be confiscated.
Fruits and vegetables grown in Canada are generally admissible, if
they have labels identifying them as products of Canada. Fruits and
vegetables merely purchased in Canada are not necessarily admissible
For fruits grown elsewhere in the Americas, you can check the FAVIR database. You'll notice there's no US in the dropdown, I would be careful with US imported produce, I've seen Florida oranges confiscated at the border but then again they might let them in.
As for packaged fruits as opposed to raw ones, once more it depends where it was processed. This guideline (table 3.123) has all the information.
Hard boiled eggs
Those should be ok as Exotic Newcastle Disease seems to be under control in Canada and few cases of HPAI were reported.
Eggs and egg products from Exotic Newcastle Disease (END) and Highly
Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) affected regions, including cooked
eggs, if not accompanied by a USDA Veterinary Service import permit
remain prohibited regardless if those items are for personal
consumption.
answered Jul 13 '16 at 17:09
blackbirdblackbird
13.8k741107
Last time I drove into Canada, the person ahead of me had a large quantity of apples, which were specifically prohibited. (Medfly issues in California.) I think he must have tried to hide them in his trunk and lie, because they led him away.
– Andrew Lazarus
Jul 13 '16 at 18:20
1
@AndrewLazarus of course they would, you're supposed to declare everything even allowed items. The question is about driving into the US though, Canadian rules are probably different
– blackbird
Jul 13 '16 at 18:23
What about fruit an vegetables grown in US or other countries in the Americas? Most Canadian fruit comes from the same places the US fruit comes from.
– ScottF
Jul 13 '16 at 18:28
@ScottF I updated the answer with more detail
– blackbird
Jul 13 '16 at 18:34
Is there a difference between raw fruit, and packaged fruit cups
– ScottF
Jul 14 '16 at 14:05
|
show 1 more comment
Processed pepperoni
This is a bit unclear, one paragraph says they're prohibited and another says canned and unopened pork products are ok. I think you should be careful with this one and leave the pepperoni unopened.
Fresh (chilled or frozen), dried, cured, and fully cooked meat is
generally prohibited from most countries. [...] Pork should be
commercially canned and labeled in unopened containers
Unlabelled fruit
They'll need to inspect them even if they were labelled, and unless you can prove they were grown in Canada, they will most probably be confiscated.
Fruits and vegetables grown in Canada are generally admissible, if
they have labels identifying them as products of Canada. Fruits and
vegetables merely purchased in Canada are not necessarily admissible
For fruits grown elsewhere in the Americas, you can check the FAVIR database. You'll notice there's no US in the dropdown, I would be careful with US imported produce, I've seen Florida oranges confiscated at the border but then again they might let them in.
As for packaged fruits as opposed to raw ones, once more it depends where it was processed. This guideline (table 3.123) has all the information.
Hard boiled eggs
Those should be ok as Exotic Newcastle Disease seems to be under control in Canada and few cases of HPAI were reported.
Eggs and egg products from Exotic Newcastle Disease (END) and Highly
Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) affected regions, including cooked
eggs, if not accompanied by a USDA Veterinary Service import permit
remain prohibited regardless if those items are for personal
consumption.
answered Jul 13 '16 at 17:09
blackbirdblackbird
13.8k741107
Last time I drove into Canada, the person ahead of me had a large quantity of apples, which were specifically prohibited. (Medfly issues in California.) I think he must have tried to hide them in his trunk and lie, because they led him away.
– Andrew Lazarus
Jul 13 '16 at 18:20
1
@AndrewLazarus of course they would, you're supposed to declare everything even allowed items. The question is about driving into the US though, Canadian rules are probably different
– blackbird
Jul 13 '16 at 18:23
What about fruit an vegetables grown in US or other countries in the Americas? Most Canadian fruit comes from the same places the US fruit comes from.
– ScottF
Jul 13 '16 at 18:28
@ScottF I updated the answer with more detail
– blackbird
Jul 13 '16 at 18:34
Is there a difference between raw fruit, and packaged fruit cups
– ScottF
Jul 14 '16 at 14:05
|
show 1 more comment
Processed pepperoni
This is a bit unclear, one paragraph says they're prohibited and another says canned and unopened pork products are ok. I think you should be careful with this one and leave the pepperoni unopened.
Fresh (chilled or frozen), dried, cured, and fully cooked meat is
generally prohibited from most countries. [...] Pork should be
commercially canned and labeled in unopened containers
Unlabelled fruit
They'll need to inspect them even if they were labelled, and unless you can prove they were grown in Canada, they will most probably be confiscated.
Fruits and vegetables grown in Canada are generally admissible, if
they have labels identifying them as products of Canada. Fruits and
vegetables merely purchased in Canada are not necessarily admissible
For fruits grown elsewhere in the Americas, you can check the FAVIR database. You'll notice there's no US in the dropdown, I would be careful with US imported produce, I've seen Florida oranges confiscated at the border but then again they might let them in.
As for packaged fruits as opposed to raw ones, once more it depends where it was processed. This guideline (table 3.123) has all the information.
Hard boiled eggs
Those should be ok as Exotic Newcastle Disease seems to be under control in Canada and few cases of HPAI were reported.
Eggs and egg products from Exotic Newcastle Disease (END) and Highly
Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) affected regions, including cooked
eggs, if not accompanied by a USDA Veterinary Service import permit
remain prohibited regardless if those items are for personal
consumption.
answered Jul 13 '16 at 17:09
blackbirdblackbird
13.8k741107
Processed pepperoni
This is a bit unclear, one paragraph says they're prohibited and another says canned and unopened pork products are ok. I think you should be careful with this one and leave the pepperoni unopened.
Fresh (chilled or frozen), dried, cured, and fully cooked meat is
generally prohibited from most countries. [...] Pork should be
commercially canned and labeled in unopened containers
Unlabelled fruit
They'll need to inspect them even if they were labelled, and unless you can prove they were grown in Canada, they will most probably be confiscated.
Fruits and vegetables grown in Canada are generally admissible, if
they have labels identifying them as products of Canada. Fruits and
vegetables merely purchased in Canada are not necessarily admissible
For fruits grown elsewhere in the Americas, you can check the FAVIR database. You'll notice there's no US in the dropdown, I would be careful with US imported produce, I've seen Florida oranges confiscated at the border but then again they might let them in.
As for packaged fruits as opposed to raw ones, once more it depends where it was processed. This guideline (table 3.123) has all the information.
Hard boiled eggs
Those should be ok as Exotic Newcastle Disease seems to be under control in Canada and few cases of HPAI were reported.
Eggs and egg products from Exotic Newcastle Disease (END) and Highly
Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) affected regions, including cooked
eggs, if not accompanied by a USDA Veterinary Service import permit
remain prohibited regardless if those items are for personal
consumption.
answered Jul 13 '16 at 17:09
blackbirdblackbird
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edited Jul 30 '16 at 18:35
answered Jul 13 '16 at 17:09
blackbirdblackbird
13.8k741107
answered Jul 13 '16 at 17:09
blackbirdblackbird
13.8k741107
answered Jul 13 '16 at 17:09
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Last time I drove into Canada, the person ahead of me had a large quantity of apples, which were specifically prohibited. (Medfly issues in California.) I think he must have tried to hide them in his trunk and lie, because they led him away.
– Andrew Lazarus
Jul 13 '16 at 18:20
1
@AndrewLazarus of course they would, you're supposed to declare everything even allowed items. The question is about driving into the US though, Canadian rules are probably different
– blackbird
Jul 13 '16 at 18:23
What about fruit an vegetables grown in US or other countries in the Americas? Most Canadian fruit comes from the same places the US fruit comes from.
– ScottF
Jul 13 '16 at 18:28
@ScottF I updated the answer with more detail
– blackbird
Jul 13 '16 at 18:34
Is there a difference between raw fruit, and packaged fruit cups
– ScottF
Jul 14 '16 at 14:05
|
show 1 more comment
Last time I drove into Canada, the person ahead of me had a large quantity of apples, which were specifically prohibited. (Medfly issues in California.) I think he must have tried to hide them in his trunk and lie, because they led him away.
– Andrew Lazarus
Jul 13 '16 at 18:20
1
@AndrewLazarus of course they would, you're supposed to declare everything even allowed items. The question is about driving into the US though, Canadian rules are probably different
– blackbird
Jul 13 '16 at 18:23
What about fruit an vegetables grown in US or other countries in the Americas? Most Canadian fruit comes from the same places the US fruit comes from.
– ScottF
Jul 13 '16 at 18:28
@ScottF I updated the answer with more detail
– blackbird
Jul 13 '16 at 18:34
Is there a difference between raw fruit, and packaged fruit cups
– ScottF
Jul 14 '16 at 14:05
Last time I drove into Canada, the person ahead of me had a large quantity of apples, which were specifically prohibited. (Medfly issues in California.) I think he must have tried to hide them in his trunk and lie, because they led him away.
– Andrew Lazarus
Jul 13 '16 at 18:20
Last time I drove into Canada, the person ahead of me had a large quantity of apples, which were specifically prohibited. (Medfly issues in California.) I think he must have tried to hide them in his trunk and lie, because they led him away.
– Andrew Lazarus
Jul 13 '16 at 18:20
1
1
@AndrewLazarus of course they would, you're supposed to declare everything even allowed items. The question is about driving into the US though, Canadian rules are probably different
– blackbird
Jul 13 '16 at 18:23
@AndrewLazarus of course they would, you're supposed to declare everything even allowed items. The question is about driving into the US though, Canadian rules are probably different
– blackbird
Jul 13 '16 at 18:23
What about fruit an vegetables grown in US or other countries in the Americas? Most Canadian fruit comes from the same places the US fruit comes from.
– ScottF
Jul 13 '16 at 18:28
What about fruit an vegetables grown in US or other countries in the Americas? Most Canadian fruit comes from the same places the US fruit comes from.
– ScottF
Jul 13 '16 at 18:28
@ScottF I updated the answer with more detail
– blackbird
Jul 13 '16 at 18:34
@ScottF I updated the answer with more detail
– blackbird
Jul 13 '16 at 18:34
Is there a difference between raw fruit, and packaged fruit cups
– ScottF
Jul 14 '16 at 14:05
Is there a difference between raw fruit, and packaged fruit cups
– ScottF
Jul 14 '16 at 14:05
|
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