Re: [Paddlewise] Food into Canada and the US

From: Gary J. MacDonald <garyj_at_rogers.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:12:57 -0400
Contact the local Canadian Consulate.

Ask the particular departments by email.

Canada Border Services Agency
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/menu-eng.html
CBSA on Camping
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/new-neuf/advisory-avis/2008-05-13-eng.html

Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/impe.shtml

I strongly suspect that processed (i.e. your dehydrated) food will have no 
problems, but you should check.

As others said, Cdn cheese especially cheddar is quite good.  Beer from 
micro-breweries is also quite good--and while more expensive than the 
well-advertised US beer that is just tainted water (lighter even than the Cdn 
big names) it is (in my experience) not much more than US micro-brew.

We cross the border by car routinely, with the usual groceries of a family road 
trip or camping expedition.

GaryJ



On 19/03/2010 7:35 PM, Paul Hayward wrote:
> Has anyone experienced hassles bringing normal kayaking food (eg: de-hi
> meals, oatmeal, scroggin) into either Canada or the US ?
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