Quote Originally Posted by TAH View Post
All produce imported into the US (and thus most anything leaving the US) has been treated to kill any potential organisms. And I think it's at best in poor taste for everyone to jump on vi about simply relating her experience. This kind of thing is exactly why I don't post here much at all (I realize nobody cares about that, but I can't be the only one).

If the actual customs official directly told her that it applies to commercial importers, that should at least be acknowledged. But all anyone seems to want to do is argue about it. It's a bad look.
I am sure that commercially grown and exported produce has been treated to kill potential organisms either into and out of Jamaica.

The problem is the person picking a dozen (limes in this example) out of their backyard and taking them to Jamaica. This is what is illegal.

Here in Florida, that is how we got the last round of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly.