Taking food abroad

[NIK]

This is a bit of an odd one perhaps.

My aunt recently went on a trip to France - not DLP strangely! - and theirs was one of the coaches that was stopped and several bags went through a routine random search. No hard drugs [even stranger!] found but they confiscated a tub of margarine of all things as they said that you couldn't take dairy products into France.

Does anyone know of a list somewhere of what you can and can't take into France? I seem to recall seeing somewhere that there is a leaflet and presumably a website for the Ministry of Agriculture with these guidelines on and I wondered if anyone knew where I might find it.

 

[BCT]

According to the Diabetes web site (I don't know why I was directed there by search engine) the MAFF (Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food) say that no meat or meat products and no milk or dairy products.
I tried to get on the MAFF website, www.maff.org.uk but it would not load at the moment

 

[Dee8197]

I think thats about right Berwyn of course you can't take fruit or veg into America either not sure if that applies in France thogh

 

[BCT]

I think it's the same Dee ,
I know they wont let you bring in veg or plant bulbs in here, so It should be the same in france as we're all in the Common market

 

[Cyrano]

Holiday companies and airlines normally supply a list of prohibited food stuffs.
Given fears on BSE and CJD, as well as countries having a variety of views on genetically modified foods, there are many more foodstuffs that are prohibited.

Reid

 

[Miffy2003]

Ok I've got to ask this, can't stop myself

Why would anyone take a tub of marge to France???!!!!!

 

[Ware Bears]

Ok I've got to ask this, can't stop myself

Why would anyone take a tub of marge to France???!!!!!

Karen, I was just about to say that too! Especially considering France has a butter mountain!

 

[BCT]

Karen, I was just about to say that too! Especially considering France has a butter mountain!

Yes, but do they have a marge mountain?

 

[NIK]

Mad I know, but they had bread in their cases as well - wanted to make up sandwiches whilst there I suppose. I can't make up my mind if they were too mean to purchase this abroad or just felt they wouldn't know how to ask for it in French!