Soil and shipping
Dec 8th 2012, 3:36 am
#16
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Re: Soil and shipping
But how could a CBSA inspector possibly know that that soil comes from a farm, rather than from the flower bed you tripped over on your way into the airport?
"have you been on a farm?"
"no."
"so where's this soil come from then?
"oh, I don't know. Perhaps I stepped in a muddy puddle."
"OK then, carry on, sorry to bother you."
Honestly, the whole nonsense that the CBSA and the CFIA put up about "soil contamination" is nothing more than a charade. Does anybody other than government officials really think that a bit of muck on the bottom of somebody's garden spade is going to wreck the potato harvest?
"have you been on a farm?"
"no."
"so where's this soil come from then?
"oh, I don't know. Perhaps I stepped in a muddy puddle."
"OK then, carry on, sorry to bother you."
Honestly, the whole nonsense that the CBSA and the CFIA put up about "soil contamination" is nothing more than a charade. Does anybody other than government officials really think that a bit of muck on the bottom of somebody's garden spade is going to wreck the potato harvest?
And what's the time frame involved??
Dec 8th 2012, 7:21 am
#17
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Re: Soil and shipping
Isn't it foot and mouth that is the concern?
Dec 8th 2012, 11:55 am
#18
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Posts: 12,830
Re: Soil and shipping
No, it is many things that are of concern and if there is an issue it is not CBSA who deal with it, it is Agriculture Canada and you don't want to be dealing with them. Some years ago the British Army sent vehicles over for an excercise, without washing mud off, they were refused entry and the whold ship load was turned around and sent back to blighty.
