On Aug 11, 9:50*am, Rhonda Anderson > wrote:
> Kathleen > wrote :
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> > I disclosed the contents of the package on the customs form and nobody
> > had an issue with it. *Because I ship items internationally on a
> > regular basis and have some experience with various import
> > regulations, I have difficulty imagining why a cooked, processed,
> > sealed condiment would cause problems. *Hence my curiosity re the
> > nation in question, and my skepticism at the OP's reluctance to
> > disclose it. *When I smell BS, my first reaction is always to check
> > the soles of my boots. *Already done that so....
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> Laws differ from country to country though. For example, if the "cooked,
> processed, sealed condiment" was mailed to Australia and it happened to be
> a mayonnaise that contained more than 10% egg *it wouldn't be permitted
> under Quarantine legislation.

And as a non-food example, mace is legal in the USA and I even know
one woman who carries a little spray can of the it on her key chain.
In Canada it is a restricted weapon and can get you 5 years in
prison.

Indeed, laws vary from country to country.

John Kane, Kingston ON Canada