prohibited food items going into Canada
We are going into Canada (Maritimes) next week and still are unsure what food items are prohibited crossing the border into Canada. Has anyone made the crossing recently? thanks for your help
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Green onions and peppers are currently on the do not take to the USA list.
Any produce that is packaged and/or has something to indicate it is a product of Canada or US in admissible. Last week I took brocoli across and it had an elastic band around it that said product of USA so that was OK. Tomatoes are considered a citrus fruit and all citrus is banned. I did recently read though that tomatoes and peppers that are washed and sliced are OK but I would not take the chance with those. As far as meats - goat, mutton and lamb are all prohibited into US.
Also any sacks of rice from Asian countries are not allowed. Uncle Bens, Minute Rice and such are not a problem.
My experience is mostly with crossing from Ontario into NY and Michigan. Crossings in other areas of Canada could be different.
Any produce that is packaged and/or has something to indicate it is a product of Canada or US in admissible. Last week I took brocoli across and it had an elastic band around it that said product of USA so that was OK. Tomatoes are considered a citrus fruit and all citrus is banned. I did recently read though that tomatoes and peppers that are washed and sliced are OK but I would not take the chance with those. As far as meats - goat, mutton and lamb are all prohibited into US.
Also any sacks of rice from Asian countries are not allowed. Uncle Bens, Minute Rice and such are not a problem.
My experience is mostly with crossing from Ontario into NY and Michigan. Crossings in other areas of Canada could be different.
