Having PM'ed Vicx, i am a little concerned at advice which continues to be posted here and feel that CD'ers should be aware of the risks of taking food abroad.
On another website, i found a post which i have sent to Vicx with the link.
Here is a small piece of that post which i have extracted.
""" I'm Crew and i'm in the states all the time! Cambridge falls into the dairy products that is on your customs form.
I thought that i would be alright as crew going through, how wrong was i! it was the sniffer dog that found my packets, just after i collected my bags went to hand in my customs form and bang the dogs was sniffing.
I was fined $700 on the spot, so just be careful if you take them!"""
I think it is the fact that CD are mostly dairy drinks with fruit/ veg included too. USA can be very strict.
Australia is very very strict too.
Always declare any foodstuffs on your declaration form if required by the country you are visiting. By declaring them, if the items are not permitted, then no fine will be incurred and the items will be taken from you and destroyed.
If you do not declare items and they are found in a routine check, then the fines can be very high.
US$700 ( close to £500 ) was low, let me tell you.
No amount of pleading or acting naive will help.
Letters from CDCs are not much good either, it is the dairy element that is the problem.
I guess there isn't such a problem with the choc bars, but i would still write ANY foodstuffs on my form and do.
If you choose not to declare items, then take a VERY deep breath as you pass through the various customs channels and be prepared to pay the fine.
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