Why is fruit confiscated at customs?!


Question: Why is fruit confiscated at customs!?
Why can we not carry fruit purchased in another country thru customs!? Yet we import thousands of pounds of fruit and veggies from 3rd world countries!. No one can tell me each piece has been inspected!. also human feces are known to be used as fertilizer being a cost factor!. I am not talking about flying with bags of fruit!.!.!.just a few munchies!.Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
Because the fruit you are carrying may contain insects which could spread into a new area and devastate local crops!. Fruit being shipped in commercial quantities can be tracked, and the importers must have appropriate permits and licenses, and while the fruit is not individually inspected, samples from each lot are!. Fruit you're carrying across the border, they have no idea where it's from or what the growing conditions were!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Insects and bugs!Www@FoodAQ@Com

insects and bugs and you could be smuggling stuff in you never know!Www@FoodAQ@Com





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