sweet corn to Canada

[larrym]

A friend wants to bring freh sweet corn into Canada with our groceries. Does anyone know if that is allowed or where I could find the regs to check it out?

[downriverbob]

Try this website for Canadian Customs:http://www.beaware.gc.ca/english/toce.shtml

BOB

[Catman59]

I have done it a few times and never had a problem. They only asked about potatoes and firewood this year .

[Bill Krejca]

You should be OK. The concern seems to be for food which is grown in the ground, e.g., potatoes. Why they don't care about onions, I don't know, but they never ask. I hope this doesn't start a thread on onions now. Or watermelons - there is always a little dirt on the ones I buy, he,he.

Bill Krejca

[Five Lakes Lodge]

Hi Larry - Everett here...as far as I know it is allowable to bring fresh sweet corn into Canada. Quite a few of our guests did so last year with no problems that we're aware of. As Bill pointed out - there are restrictions on the import of root vegetables, however. There is a quick reference table on the Canada Border Services Agency website....that weblink is: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/fpa-apa/law-loi-eng.html
See you in a couple weeks.......

[larrym]

Thanks everyone and good to hear from you Everett. See you in August!

Larry

tomatoes cant go in or out .and just because they only ask for certain things doesn't mean that if you bring it over the boarder and don't declare it the man said to me 300.00 dollar fine ...so make sure

[jow]

I hope you can...nothing beats fresh sweet corn with freshly caught walleye

doesnt get much better than that imo

[3M TA3]

It's really amazing what people make up to questions like this. For those tomato and potato replies, someone please show me a reference. Just one. Let's stick to 10 pounds or less too. Geez.

[Jerryv]

Originally Posted by 3M TA3

It's really amazing what people make up to questions like this. For those tomato and potato replies, someone please show me a reference. Just one. Let's stick to 10 pounds or less too. Geez.

Did you look at Bob's link?

Fruits and vegetables: fresh

• one bag up to 4 kilograms of US number 1 potatoes per person and the bag must be commercially packaged
• 15 packages or less up to 250 kilograms of fresh fruits and vegetables per person (excluding potatoes)
• must be free from soil, pests, leaves, branches and/or plant debris
• some restrictions on some fresh fruit and vegetables from California, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
• in British Columbia (BC): restrictions on fresh apples, stone fruit and potatoes

Jerry