food across the border -- please help

[ftyp]

What is the situation , with taking beef and potatoes across the into Canada. I heard no beef and 10 lb of potatoes per person. Is this right??

Thank you

[fishanytime]

The other way around, 11 lbs beef per person and no potatoes or pet food.

[ftyp]

ty sir much appreciated!!

[HuntElk]

Where is this information coming from? Is there someplace on-line to view what we can and cannot bring across the border?

[TomBow]

Been researching about this exact topic, here's what I found out. This information is straight from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, all weights are per person:
Cheese, unless packed in whey (cheese juice)--20 kg
Baby Formula--no limit, must be commercially packaged
Seeds--Small-500grams/person, large (dry beans for example) 5 kg
Cut Flowers--no limit but no coniferous green cones, flowers can't be for planting.
Fresh fruits-tropical: 250 kg
Frozen, canned or dried fruit or veg.: 20 kg
Fresh Veg:--check further, root crops are regulated (potatoes, carrots, peanuts, horseradish, etc.) NO POTATOES
Herbs, spices, tea, coffee, condiments: no limit
Baked Goods: no limit but no meat content
Fish/seafood: no limit but puffer fish and Chinese mitten crab are not allowed
Fully Tanned Hides and skins are OK.
Wood, carvings: must be free of bark and insects

From the U.S.:
Dairy Products: Up top $20 U.S value per person
Temperate Fruits: apples--contact CFIA
House Plants: Ok from MOST U.S. States
Coniferous wreaths, Christman trees: Ok from SOME U.S. states
Conifers and garden plants: RESTRICTED contact CFIA
Meat: fresh, frozen or chilled: 5 kg
Meat Products: jerky, sausage, deli meats, patties, etc.: part of the 5 kg above
Game Animal carcasses: OK with hunter's permit (I will be calling the CFIA about bringing in venison and venison summer sausage for personal use, I'll let ya'll know)
Animal fat or suet: 20 kg

That's the word, via the internet.

As I said, I will be contacting the CFIA about bringing venison from MN into Canada for personal consumption and what documentation is needed for other items brought in.

Anybody with any recent border crossing stories to tell, what's the word?

Best of Luck,
Tom B.

[lumpy]

We were up over Memorial Day weekend and were asked about potatoes but not dog food. A couple in our group did bring a dog with and had their dog food confiscated. This was at the Fort Frances, Ontario crosssing.

[MinnesotaMuskie]

We just retuned from Quibel on Saturday...lots of fish on Bowdn lake. We crossed in and were asked about potatoes...canned were fine. We took venison steaks and suasage...were never asked bout venison. We were asked about beef, but had none.

On the way home, the line was 2.3 miles long and it took 2 hours an 40 minutes to cross.

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[This message has been edited by MinnesotaMuskie (edited 06-09-2004).]

[WB make the CUT]

Thanks TomB let us know about vension please!