Thursday, October 4, 2018

What Can I Bring Back with Me When I Travel Overseas?

"When you travel, it’s likely you’ll want to bring home more than just memories of your trip. If you are someone who likes to bring home souvenirs, mementos, food gifts or other objects from overseas, there’s some important information you need to know. Selecting the wrong kinds of items could bring back more than you bargained for… you may also bring along diseases or invasive species that could threaten forests, farms or even your garden. These seemingly harmless items could devastate United States agriculture.
So how do you know what’s safe – and what’s not? Well, that’s where we come in!
As part of our mission to keep potentially harmful pests and diseases that can hitchhike on food and other agricultural products out of the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently launched a new website to help answer these questions..."
Overseas travel

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