chicken and dairy products into Canada

We came across the 49th last week ( not in the RV) they asked us if we had any cheese or chicken which we didn't . I didn't get into specifics with him, about why or the other items you mentioned
Soup

What about frozen chicken? As for the dog food....is it raw chicken (and by products) that is in the ingredients?

Ron

Re. Pet Food: What you do is call grocery stores on your route, just inside the border or one night's stop inside Canada and find out if they carry what you use.

I can say that I see Iams in the area where I live, but I don't use it so I will not have paid attention to how common a product it is.

The type of dog food I use is very common. Thus, I won't mind if it gets taken. On my trip near the border this year I'll carry small amounts and won't quibble if they confiscate it.

Keep original container from the store.

:C

This is from an earlier thread on the poultry ban. It lists specific states from which poultry products are banned.

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/animals/terrestrial-animals/imports/travellers/restriction-on-imports/eng/1421341696172/1421341727507

We will be traveling to Alaska with our Pug in June. In preparation we contacted the pet food manufacture about this issue. We received written confirmation that the food is fully cooked and commercially sterile.

smildrum wrote:
This is from an earlier thread on the poultry ban. It lists specific states from which poultry products are banned.

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/animals/terrestrial-animals/imports/travellers/restriction-on-imports/eng/1421341696172/1421341727507

Read it, thanks. However, it has no mention of frozen chicken. I'll have to assume that since it is still "raw", that it can't be brought across.

thanks,

Ron

smildrum wrote:
This is from an earlier thread on the poultry ban. It lists specific states from which poultry products are banned.

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/animals/terrestrial-animals/imports/travellers/restriction-on-imports/eng/1421341696172/1421341727507

just to repeat and to make clear the issues concerning CHICKEN etal.

Updated May 12, 2015



Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been discovered in the USA, most recently in Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and Wisconsin. The CFIA advisory to travellers has been updated to reflect this information.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has implemented measures to protect Canada's poultry resources from an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza reported in poultry in the following states:
•Arkansas
•California
•Idaho
•Indiana
•Iowa
•Kansas
•Minnesota
•Missouri
•Montana
•Nebraska
•North Dakota
•Oregon
•South Dakota
•Washington
•Wisconsin

Travellers should know that, due to this outbreak, all raw poultry and all poultry products and by-products that are not fully cooked, including eggs and raw pet foods, sourced, processed, or packaged from the above states are under restriction until further notice. You may not bring these items into Canada.

These measures are a normal part of Canada's animal disease control efforts and are consistent with international guidelines on trade.

Examples of restricted items include:
•live birds and hatching eggs
•eggs, yolks, egg whites (albumen)
•poultry meat (other than fully cooked, canned, commercially sterile meat products)
•raw pet foods containing poultry products
•feathers
•poultry manure and litter
•laboratory material containing poultry products/by-products



As for dry dog food: http://www.petmd.com/dog/nutrition/evr_multi_dry_pet_food

However, it has no mention of frozen chicken

all raw poultry and all poultry products and by-products that are not fully cooked

Guess that would depend on whether your "frozen" chicken is cooked or raw, if raw... it has to stay at home.