After a couple of weeks at a foreign hot spot, most of us like to pop some local delicacies into our suitcase.

But according to environmental health watchdogs, we're probably breaking the law loading up with cheese from France, biltong from South Africa or exotic fruit and veg from an oriental market.

To coincide with National Food Safety Week from June 9 - 13, environmental health officers are warning holidaymakers about the risks of bringing back certain foods from abroad.

It all depends where you're returning from as there are different rules for travel from inside and outside the EU.

For those coming home from outside the EU it is generally illegal to bring in meat and meat products as well and milk and milk-based products. There are also limits on foods such as fish, shellfish, potatoes, eggs, egg products and honey.

Councillor Joan Bailey, environmental health portfolio holder at Luton Borough Council, said: 'Many people are simply unaware of the rules and do not know whether a particular food is banned or is above the limit set to bring into the UK.

'Getting it wrong has serious consequences with food being seized or destroyed and the individual liable to prosecution.'

It doesn't stop there - there are also strict penalties for posting prohibited foods to the UK. Councillor Bailey added: 'These can involve unlimited fines and, in extreme cases, imprisonment.'

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