A brochure depicts handcuffed tourists bearing apples and cheese as part of a campaign to protect Chilean produce from the pests and plagues that would jeopardize plant and animal exports. (Courtesy Agriculture and Livestock Service; Sean Yong/Reuters)
Chile safeguards its food export success
Traveling to Chile? Don't even think about sneaking in an apple and cheese.
SANTIAGO, Chile — Beware crossing Chile's borders in possession of forbidden fruit.
As passengers flying into the Santiago airport cannot fail to notice, the government has embarked on an aggressive campaign to tell travelers that it means business when it comes to protecting Chilean food exports.
Stark warnings, zealous inspections, pitiless confiscations and Draconian...
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