Now that a cow raised in Canada made it into the U.S., American
officials have banned much of Canadian beef imports. But it's not the
first ban.

I'm looking for a list of at least four other things that either side
has banned (trade-wise) -- the goofier and wackier, the better.  Has
Canada ever banned mint sprigs? Has the U.S. restricted the flow of
cotton candy? That kind of thing. A little bit (3-5 sentences) of the
history behind the ban would be great too.

< Canadian Products Banned at the US Border.


Hemp products.

Hemp products are banned including ? bird seed, horse bedding, oil,
animal feed , granola, ice cream, burgers, cheese, chips and chocolate
bars.

In 1999, U.S. Customs agents impounded a shipment of hemp birdseed
belonging to Canadian Company Kenex. Health food producers sell a
range of hemp products including granola, ice cream, burgers, cheese,
chips and chocolate bars. The dispute arose because the Drug
Enforcement Agency considers any foods containing the tiniest amounts
of THC the psychoactive chemical in marijuana controlled substances.
Although Hemp seeds do not contain THC they often pick up the chemical
by coming into contact with the leaves and stems of the plant.
Enormous quantities of these products would need to be consumed to get
a buzz. THC levels are low at around 0.02% whereas marajuana contains
levels of 4-10%.

Abcnews.com
Hemp Fight - Canadian Company Sues United States Over Hemp Imports by Olivier Libaw
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/us/DailyNews/hemp020802.html

life.ca ? US Drugs Authorities Seize Canadian Hemp Products.
http://www.life.ca/nl/70/kenex.html

DEA seizure of sterile hemp seeds illegal.
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v99.n1101.a02.html
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Potatoes
In 2000 there was an import ban placed on Canadian potatoes after a
fungus was found in a potato field in eastern Canada. Potato wart was
discovered in a corner of one farmer?s field.
CNN.com Import Ban on Canadian Spuds Causing Panic to Farmers.
http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0104/01/wr.05.html

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Lobsters
In 1989 the U.S. government introduced legislation prohibiting the
shipping, moving, selling or buying of Homarus americanus lobsters.
Canada challenged the law suggesting that it was targeted at Canadian
imports to the U.S.

Summary of the dispute.
http://www.american.edu/TED/esp/us-canada-lobster.htm
Full details of the dispute.
http://www.american.edu/TED/LOBSTER.HTM
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Ice cream
In 1988 a dispute started over ice cream and dairy products. The
events surrounding this dispute are recounted here.
http://66.102.11.104/search?q=cache:qGEV-eYaoH8J:userwww.service.emory.edu/~erein/diss/ch5.ps+%22ban+on+canadian%22+++-cow+-beef+-meat+-ephedra+-anti-war+-coach+-mirrors&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

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Explosives

On January 24th 2003,  the U.S. banned truck Canadian drivers from
entering the U.S. with explosives. After negotiations it was agreed
that drivers should be on an approved list.
Security measures leave truckers tied up in red tape.
http://66.102.11.104/search?q=cache:GP9JV8dfLnYJ:www.lakeside-freight.com/whatsnew/MMDarticle.pdf+%22banned+canadian%22+++-cow+-beef+-meat+-ephedra+-anti-war&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

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Sealskin clothing
There has been a ban in force for over twenty years on sealskin
clothing imports from Canada to the U.S. The U.S. Marine Mammal
Protection Act is an artifical barrier to trade, according to
Nunavut's Sustainable Development Minister Peter Kilabluk.

ITC hires lawyer to challenge U.S. marine mammal law.
http://www.nunatsiaq.com/archives/nunavut990528/nvt90514_14.html

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Plasma
The US banned imports of Canadian plasma because for a number of reasons including:
US donors are quizzed verbally about high-risk activities whereas
Canadians fill in a written questionnaire.
U.S samples are quarantined until they are tested HIV free whereas
Canadian samples are are not quarantined until after a second test.
Procedures for tracing HIV-infected donors and record keeping. 
http://www.qrd.org/qrd/aids/cdc/daily.summaries/1994/september/09.30.94


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<Hope this helps.>

Great work, concise background, very helpful. Thanks!

Hi jhabley,

Farley Mowat, Canadian author and naturalist, is the most loveable
item to have been refused entry to the US.

hummer