Not So Fast With That Hijacked Ham, Sir

Required Eating

Posted by Erin Zimmer, May 1, 2008 at 5:30 PM

U.S. Customs and Border Protection will swipe that Spanish jamon Iberico right outta your globetrotting fingers, no matter how fancy the hammy. While airport authorities have been vigilant on transporting certain delicacies (illicit ham, foie gras, Spanish chorizo, and Irish canned corned beef), they've been pretty lax on others. Like Italian basil and Australian kangaroo jerky. [via Associated Press]

2 Comments | Tags: airport, customs, Iberico ham

2 Comments:

article is pretty good and accurate (another link here http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080425/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_food_food_customs

what is all boils down to is: what is is, where it came from, and how it is packaged. all these variables come with different threat levels (ie mad cow disease, foot and mouth disease, insect pests, etc). Before you try to sneak in that foie gras from france, think about what you could be jeopardizing (considering the popularity of the locavore movement and the overall stimulation and protection of our nation's food production). and it's pretty costly too (citrus canker in florida: millions- just one example)

beaujolais at 10:47AM on 05/02/08

So I'd better stick to Smithfield hams?

srhcb at 5:49PM on 05/02/08

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