A Guide to Foods You Can and Can’t Bring into the U.S. Slideshow

Bringing cheese into the U.S. is a textures game. Hard cheese (not containing any meat), butter, butter oil, and cultured milk products are allowed. Some crumbly and semi-soft cheeses are allowed like feta, brie, camembert, cheese in brine, mozzarella, and buffalo mozzarella. But if the cheese is creamy and very soft or is in a liquid like cottage cheese or ricotta, it is prohibited. Unpasteurized cheeses are prohibited unless they are more than 60 days old. All cheeses from any country affected by foot-and-mouth disease are subject to inspection. Milk and creams are heavily restricted, except those intended for use by infants.

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