Chimaerok t1_ix9o3jh wrote
Reply to comment by brock_lee in TIL: You can bring a cooked or uncooked turkey on a plane. Each airline has its own policy about live turkeys. by MorsesTheHorse
For anyone else reading, food is prohibited from going through customs at many borders, because most types of food have a risk of carrying either diseases or invasive species (often in egg form).
Not sure how it is in Europe, but generally if you're crossing an ocean customs have very strict rules regarding organic matter.
Especially the Australians, their history of invasive species is extensive (several of which were brought over deliberately for pest control, only to make the problem worse), and they would very much not like to deal with any more.
Bcbulbchap t1_ixaipt0 wrote
You only have to watch ‘Nothing To Declare’ currently shown on UK daytime tv, to see just how seriously Australian customs, takes the issue of smuggling in of prohibited food stuffs.
brock_lee t1_ix9p9fe wrote
There is/was a TV series that YouTube started recommending to me. It was basically watching customs agents in Australia, UK, and Canada. The Canada ones were actually pretty strict. When someone was caught bringing in food, they often got a hefty fine because they had often filled out the declarations card saying they did not have any food. So, the fine was for lying, not having the food.
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