Tourist fined £1,500 for bringing McDonald's breakfast on plane
dailyrecord.co.ukA McDonald's breakfast has landed a tourist a £1,500 fine after they tried to bring undeclared food items into their home country.
The contraband which was discovered at Darwin airport, in Australia, by new detector dog Zinta last week, included two egg and beef sausage McMuffins, hot cakes and a ham croissant.
The order has been described as the "most expensive Macca's meal" by Australia's Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Murray Watts, who admitted he had no sympathy for the traveller.
The returning passenger was issued an infringement notice for $2,664NZD (£1,531) while the items were seized. The meat products would be tested for foot and mouth disease before they were destroyed, the Mirror reports.It's estimated that the fine cost twice the price of an airfare to Bali."I have no sympathy for people who choose to disobey Australia's strict biosecurity measures, and recent detections show you will be caught," he added."Australia is FMD-free, and we want it to stay that way."He said it was "excellent" to see Zinta was already contributing to keeping the country safe.Foot and mouth disease (FMD) was a highly-contagious virus that largely affected hooved animals.
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