Packing Non-Perishable Foods in Checked Luggage

[lovetheduck]

We always pack some snacks in with our luggage. I try not to pack chocolate or anything that will melt, and I always put things in a ziploc first in case of breakage.

 

[NancyDee]

I always pack snacks & cereal. I use tupperware containers and everything arrives fine.
Just DO NOT pack peanut butter. Your luggage WILL be opened and searched. The density is the same as explosives and the xray machine will pick that up.
Also, flying from Canada, you cannot bring some fruits and veggies over the line. (You can look on the US Customs web site, but I know tomatoes are a definate no no, that and Kinder Suprise chocolate eggs )

Have a wonderful time!

 

[Judique]

I always pack snacks & cereal. I use tupperware containers and everything arrives fine.
Just DO NOT pack peanut butter. Your luggage WILL be opened and searched. The density is the same as explosives and the xray machine will pick that up.
Also, flying from Canada, you cannot bring some fruits and veggies over the line. (You can look on the US Customs web site, but I know tomatoes are a definate no no, that and Kinder Suprise chocolate eggs )

Have a wonderful time!

I was curious about the Kinder Suprise and went to Wiki and found this:

Prohibition on sale or import into the United States:

While Kinder eggs have been available in Canada since 1975, the product has never been allowed into the US for several reasons. In 1993 the Ferrero Group (the maker of Kinder eggs) applied to have the eggs sold in the USA, but was turned down because of a prohibition against having an inedible item inside an edible object. More recently, the US Consumer Products Safety Commission determined in 2008 that the product did not meet the small-parts requirement for toys for children under the age of three, creating a choking and aspiration hazard in young children. Since 1991, at least 7 children worldwide have died of choking after swallowing the toy inside the Kinder egg[6].

On January 10, 2011, it was reported that a Kinder egg was seized from a woman's car during a random inspection while entering the United States from Canada. She was informed that bringing the egg into the United States could result in a $300 fine.[3] Seizures such as that one, and even the prohibition of the product itself, have been cited on political blogs and web forums as an example of an overzealous application of law and an intrusion upon personal liberty.[7] The rationale against a ban of the product also takes the form that deaths have been too few for it to be considered a serious danger. Additionally, the argument is made that there should be a consistent standard in place, with several worse dangers not being regulated, making it anomalous that a Kinder egg should be regulated


To answer OP's original topic:

I would say if you have to pay for shipping such as a luggage fee,etc, it's probably best to just do Garden Grocer or buy in the parks or shops. That would depend on how long you are staying and how many actual snacks you require. Over the years I've found that we don't eat that many snacks and often end up carting them back home and in worse condition then they arrived, smushed etc. A few things are good for us such as a box of cereal, then we buy a gallon of milk and our own coffee product as disney coffee is like dishwater to me.

If you are planning entire meals then carry on - the savings are probably worth it.

 

[pampam]

We fly from Canada and have never had trouble taking peanut butter in our checked luggage.

 

[MSSANDRA]

We have family that grew up with us here on the East coast and live now on the West coast. There are foods here they can not get there. Anytime anyone flies between the two coasts, lots of food items goes along in checked bags. The constant is jars of home-made pickles. Before 911 they also carried on coolers of ice with foods that could spoil but that of course had to stop. Those pickles also had to go from carry on to checked. They also check soft drinks but i have heard others telling horror stories. With all the extra baggage fees, might be cheaper to just buy on site!

 

[Tinkershelly]

When crossing the border you cannot bring fresh food with you. Fruit, vegetables, meat are all not allowed. You can bring most processed food legally but be careful of things that can break open in the checked baggage. A box of cereal that has opened in the bagage will be a bit crummy but a broken jar of jam will be a very large problem.

Also if you are bringing a whole checked bag full of food and your airline is going to charge you $25 for that extra bag (and another $25 to bring it home!) it might be better to put in an order for food to be delivered to you locally. That way you can also include a case of bottled water, fresh fruit, some fresh dairy and maybe a bottle or two of wine in that order and be a bit better off.

 

[dntd]

This trip being on the ddp not the dxdp I am planning on packing things for bf. I am debating using garden grocer but I'm not sure.

 

[pampam]

When crossing the border you cannot bring fresh food with you. Fruit, vegetables, meat are all not allowed. You can bring most processed food legally but be careful of things that can break open in the checked baggage. A box of cereal that has opened in the bagage will be a bit crummy but a broken jar of jam will be a very large problem.

Also if you are bringing a whole checked bag full of food and your airline is going to charge you $25 for that extra bag (and another $25 to bring it home!) it might be better to put in an order for food to be delivered to you locally. That way you can also include a case of bottled water, fresh fruit, some fresh dairy and maybe a bottle or two of wine in that order and be a bit better off.

I'm not sure which border you are refering to, but DH drives truck between Ont. and Mich. and he's ok with hamburger. He can't take lettuce or tomato for them, but every week he cooks up his burgers for his lunch with mustard and relish on the side . But you are right about the fruits and veggies though.

 

[Tinkershelly]

I'm not sure which border you are refering to, but DH drives truck between Ont. and Mich. and he's ok with hamburger. He can't take lettuce or tomato for them, but every week he cooks up his burgers for his lunch with mustard and relish on the side . But you are right about the fruits and veggies though.

I'm referring to the Canadian/US border, specifically via air. The checked luggage is screened by various means including dogs and they will confiscate meat products. There was a display by border patrol officers in our local mall last week and I was shocked by what some people thought was appropriate to pack, not just food though. When filling out the "crossing the border" forms they always ask if you have food to declare. This includes meat/meat products, dairy, fruit, vegetables, seeds, nuts. This is the same list for heading into the US.

Perhaps travelling by truck there are different rules or perhaps they are applied differently.