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[-] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 35 points 1 year ago

The people who see the massive signs all the way through the arrival hall with pictures of stuff like sandwiches. Seriously, you can’t miss them

[-] Fosheze@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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

[-] stifle867@programming.dev 8 points 1 year ago
[-] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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:

[-] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

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

[-] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

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

[-] SkippingRelax@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

And you are told in a dozen languages even before stepping out of the plane. But everyone in this thread who's never crossed a border think you can just go to other countries and do the fuck you want because they know better

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