This news probably only impacts those entering Canada through Customs and border crossings to access northern Quetico entry points. Going into Quetico though entries such as Prairie Portage might not be impacted.

Effective now eggs and poultry products can not be brought into Canada from the US from Minnesota and other border states due to the recent avian flu outbreaks.

Attached is a link with specifics.

My trip partner has sent a question regarding Ovaeasy eggs-a freeze dried egg products to see if those are allowed-it is not clear.

Poultry into Canada

quote Bogwalker:

My trip partner has sent a question regarding Ovaeasy eggs-a freeze dried egg products to see if those are allowed-it is not clear.

Poultry into Canada "

You may get an all-clear answer to the question about freeze-dried eggs, but it might not matter at the border. It is up to the individual discretion of each border agent to permit or deny entry of eggs or egg products. If he/she says no, the freeze-dried eggs are not getting into Canada regardless of the answer you received through other channels. It might be best to try and find those products or a substitute in Canada.

Very True TBG. The border patrol agents have the final say and its not worth arguing because they will make your life difficult if you do.

Those agents are going to be super busy this year checking all the birds that fly into Canada. Good grief have they not read that bird flu is being spread to the turkey farms here by migratory birds? I can see not bringing a live bird into Canada but Eggs? Commercial American eggs are federally required to be washed and sanitized before they reach the store.

Expecting irrational people to be rational is irrational.
Reality is this bird flu is going to wreck a lot of havoc before it's over. This border issue is unfortunately just another example.
I hope you guys can have your ovaeasy eggs work out. They do work well in cooking and much easier to pack than the real thing.

We had our eggs confiscated when crossing back in March. I think the US border agents are having a lot of omelettes these days :)

bhouse-we have been bringing ovaeasy eggs for 4 years now. They are great for canoe trips. They are easy to prepare, taste good and aren't break the bank expensive. I do wish they came in a resealable ziplock type pouch as Joe and I use half a bag for breakfast. We bring a ziplock bag along so we kind of make our own storgae pack.

We have made omelets, scrambled eggs etc and added peppers, onions, bacon, cheese whatever to them. Makes for a good breakfast-quick and easy. Last year we even had some bread along and real maple syrup and made French Toast-that was a real treat.

Hoping we can get them in but if we have any doubts maybe we will see if the outfitter can order some for us and pick them up in Canada.

Sounds like if they're cooked you're okay. I am heading up next week.
I just scrambled my eggs, and then dehydrated them and vacuum packed them.

I'll guess I'll soon find out. I'll let you all know what happened at the border when I get back.

Bogs....Please keep us posted on whatever response Joe gets regarding OvaEasy eggs. Thanks.

quote Bogwalker: "This news probably only impacts those entering Canada through Customs and border crossings to access northern Quetico entry points. Going into Quetico though entries such as Prairie Portage might not be impacted."

Bogwalker - Why would entering through Prairie Portage be an exception? I read the article and didn't see a specific mention. I also checked the link the author provided and didn't see anything.

I ask because my group is planning on entering via Cache Bay in June. It's the first time we've entered Canada via canoe and are unsure of the going's on at the ranger station. And....we love egg breakfasts.

Interesting if I buy the here in Illinois, I'm OK.

Bill-remember you are still crossing the border from Minnesota into Canada so you will have to figure out a way to PROVE you bought them in Illinois and as botany guy mentioned it won't matter what proof you have if the border agent decides it is not good enough.

Earold-Prairie portage and other Quetico ranger stations accessed from the US directly by water from BWCAW are not border control stations with border patrol agents or customs stations and thus don't ask the same questions. The Quetico Rangers at Prairie Portage have never asked to see my RABC, never asked my purpose for going into Canada, never asked if I had beef when the mad cow scares were going on and beef was not allowed. I doubt they will ask about poultry and eggs. I can't guarantee they won't but they have not been instructed to in the past.

Thanks Bogwalker.

quote Bogwalker: "Bill-remember you are still crossing the border from Minnesota into Canada so you will have to figure out a way to PROVE you bought them in Illinois and as botany guy mentioned it won't matter what proof you have if the border agent decides it is not good enough."

Was just reading the article you linked was all.

Just dropping in on this thread now. As Bogwalker stated, I'd asked in an email about whether or not we could bring the Ovaeasy eggs into Canada. Haven't heard anything back yet and it's been a few days. Today or tomorrow I will call. I'd preferred doing the email, as I was able to give them a link to the exact product and they could see/read about what I was asking. Now I'll ask by phone and likely get a coverall "No" just because they don't want to take the time to look into it. I'll post if I get a reply on that. We would likely bring four packages on our trip, and I have four packages that I'd bought long before the bird flu was a scare... but they don't know that.
Soon we will be reading a post where someone is saying "I know a guy who knows a guy who can blend Ovaeasy Egg Crystals into the weave of a kevlar canoe"

I just got back from an 8 day Quetico trip. Crossing the boarder at International Falls the Canadian customs agent did not ask anything about poultry related products.

I had previously planned on bringing in eggs for a few breakfasts but scrapped that plan after reading about the poultry ban. I did bring in chicken in a pouch and I was prepared to dump if asked to do so.

I was there mid July 2015, through the Falls Chain via Cache Bay Ranger Station. We weren't searched, but took OvaEasy eggs in. They are great!

I crossed at Fort Frances back in May. They never asked me about my eggs. Even though I was "legal", pre-cooked scrambled and then dehydrated eggs will not come back to the same taste or texture.
They're disgusting.
I could barely get the seagull to eat it............

I brought eggs and they were delicious.

quote Thwarted: "I brought eggs and they were delicious."

Ok Thwarted. What's the secret? Or did you buy them in Atikokan?

Entered Canada from Michigan. Eggs entering from Michigan are not banned. There were no signs, no questions, no warnings.

I entered Canada from Falls in late May and was never asked about eggs or chicken from the Canadian customs official.

I just returned from a camping trip to Canada this past Sunday and we entered and left Canada via the Grand Portage station entry into Canada we were asked about eggs and chicken. We had both with. They required us to pull aside and dig them out and turn them in. No problem there as I figured it might happen.

On the return trip to the U.S. the border patrol agent asked about eggs and chicken and we had purchased eggs in Canada and not used them all. So we declared them and they confiscated them. Then they asked about produce and we had some U.S. purchased apples with us. We had to pull over so they could inspect the apples and make sure they were grown in the U.S. . Never mind the fact that I purchased the U.S. grown apples in a U.S. grocery store...

I could find no information on the U.S. travel site about apples or eggs. Go figure.

On a side note, I asked the border patrol agent if he was now on apple patrol as he was inspecting the apples and he did not seem to find that funny.. ha!