Bringing food into Australia

This web will provide you some info.
This other web will help you too.

Really, not very much at all is allowed in. I wouldn't even bother (although I did take Prawn Cocktail crisps in for my daughter last year - no problem!)

Never consider not declaring stuff for if they find it, you will be fined (about $200). And then they will go through the rest of your luggage with a fine tooth comb and you could be delayed for hours.

Thanks. That was helpful.
Jan

commercially packaged food is usually allowed.

as bellart mentioned, whatever you do declare anything and everything that is food/edible.

declare anything and everything that is food/edible.

Agree. This includes chocolate, dried fruit, dried herbs etc. The disembarkation card you fill in before landing will list pretty much what you have to declare but if you have any food - DECLARE !

What you definitely CAN NOT take into Australia - bananas (fresh, dried or any other way). Dairy products including powder.

Declare everything, even that little packet of mints in the bottom of your handbag. Commercially packaged stuff will usually be allowed - some Canadians even brought me a large sealed packet of smoked salmon which was waved through no problem.

Yes, declare everything. Australia still has in place archaic customs statutes that bars entry to menstruating women. Plan around it or deny everything as I really don't know how they could possibly police it. HTH. It's all on their website. You just had to look.

Jan there probably is a book about it the library

This is the incoming passenger card .
As you can see, it asks if you to declare 'all food'. The penalties for false declaration are high. AQIS will decide if you can bring it in or not. Usually anything home made is a no no.
AQIS not only have sniffer dogs, but pretty sophisticated x-ray equipment to detect food products. Quarantine is taken very seriously and AQIS are very vigilant.