Taking food into Australia
I know that the Australians have very strict rules on biosecurity and I have heard tales of perfectly harmless sealed boxes of chocolates being binned by customs. Presumably they have a good feast at the end of each shift.
However, I have been diagnosed with coeliac disease and have to eat gluten-free foods. I know that it is perfectly possible to buy them when I get there, and I would not attempt to take enough for the month. But it would be helpful to have a few things to start me off when I get there. I think I'm allowed sealed packets of clearly labelled gluten-free foods. I wondered if anyone had ever tried to take some in, and, if so, what had happened. I'm very reluctant to take them if they're just going to be thrown out, because they're not cheap! I shall be arriving at Melbourne.
Thanks, in advance, for any help.