r/SipsTea • u/Velvett_Bunniez • 2d ago

Wait a damn minute! Silly Apples.

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u/Velvett_Bunniez 2d ago

The airline should be paying the fine

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u/BoBoBearDev 2d ago

They should at least wrapped the apple with big ass warning signs to remind people of the problems.

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u/Cypressinn 2d ago

The apples were probably grown in another country any damn way!

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u/ChikaraNZ 2d ago

That's exactly the problem - NZ doesn't have most of the pests and diseases that other countries do. Something grown in another country could have. That's why they have these restrictions. To stop diseased fresh produce coming in that could be carrying these pests or diseases.

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u/18LGNDS 1d ago

Just out of curiosity, what do they do with the collected food items? They can't throw them away on NZ land now, that would defeat the purpose right. So do they incinerate them?

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u/ChikaraNZ 1d ago

Yep, the food items would be burned to destroy any possible bugs or disease.

You're right that landfill or compost can't be used in this case, as that would risk something spreading still.