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[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Never been in an aussie airport so I'll take your word for it. Still though having to declare a sandwich is beyond absurd. I get the reasoning for raw foodstuffs but a cooked chicken sandwich isn't carrying anything that granny couldn't also just be carrying in her body.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

You might find it absurd, but it is quite common. The same rules about cooked food now apply, for example when travelling from the UK to France - that sandwich could have been seized when travelling into Europe - there were some travellers who were caught out travelling to France following Brexit. https://food.ec.europa.eu/animals/animal-products-movements/personal-imports_en

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

The US only cares about uncooked food: meat, fruit, etc. I've personally declared Reese's peanut butter cups, as a joke. They look at you like this:

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Uncooked foods, and more specifically things with seeds. A primary concern is about new species being introduced and becoming invasive.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

.. and canned meat and soup, if you look at the regulations-particularly beef