Traveling with vitamins

I am traveling from the US to the UK. Rather than taking many large bottles
of vitamins and supplements, I would like to divide them up into daily
boxes. Will this pose any problems with customs?

Thanks in advance.

Possibly not, though in their original containers would be better.

How long are you going for - it seems a pettifogging little task to wrap up
or box each day's vitamin dosage. They'll surely think you're a little weird
if they discover all the little packages. (The mental image is
hilarious!!).




"Bert" wrote in message
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I am traveling from the US to the UK. Rather than taking many large
bottles
of vitamins and supplements, I would like to divide them up into daily
boxes. Will this pose any problems with customs?

Thanks in advance.

Following up to Bert

I am traveling from the US to the UK. Rather than taking many large bottles
of vitamins and supplements, I would like to divide them up into daily
boxes. Will this pose any problems with customs?

I would be suspicious, leave them in original packaging or better
still, buy here.
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"Bert" wrote in message
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I am traveling from the US to the UK. Rather than taking many large
bottles
of vitamins and supplements, I would like to divide them up into daily
boxes. Will this pose any problems with customs?


Are they fairly standard vitamins or rather unusual ones?

If you are coming to the UK then just leave them at home. When you get here
walk into any branch of Boots (they are *everywhere*) and there will be a
full range of vitamins on sale.

"Mark Hewitt" wrote in message
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"Bert" wrote in message
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I am traveling from the US to the UK. Rather than taking many large
bottles
of vitamins and supplements, I would like to divide them up into daily
boxes. Will this pose any problems with customs?


Are they fairly standard vitamins or rather unusual ones?

If you are coming to the UK then just leave them at home. When you get
here
walk into any branch of Boots (they are *everywhere*) and there will be a
full range of vitamins on sale.

Vitamins in the US are much cheaper than in the UK and a much greater range
is available. I've travelled with vitamins divided up in special containers
and never had a problem.

Lana

A Mate wrote:

Possibly not, though in their original containers would be better.

How long are you going for - it seems a pettifogging little task to wrap up
or box each day's vitamin dosage. They'll surely think you're a little weird
if they discover all the little packages. (The mental image is
hilarious!!).




"Bert" wrote in message
...

I am traveling from the US to the UK. Rather than taking many large

bottles

of vitamins and supplements, I would like to divide them up into daily
boxes. Will this pose any problems with customs?

Thanks in advance.







I agree that it seems a bit odd -- but customs hasn't opened a suitcase
of mine in 20 years -- have never seen any interest in pills etc
exhibited -- on the other hand IF you were targeted as a potential drug
dealer or something then you would have pills to explain

I usually carry all my vitamins for the trip in one bottle i.e. the Cs
and Es together in say the C bottle --

I am traveling from the US to the UK. Rather than taking many large bottles
of vitamins and supplements, I would like to divide them up into daily
boxes. Will this pose any problems with customs?

I've taken vitamins with me to Australia, the UK and Europe. Keep the
vitamins in the original bottle in case there are questions (which happened
to me in Australia). I count out exactly how many vitamins I need and only
take that amount with me. Then I either ditch the bottle once I'm past
customs or right before I leave for home.

Chris K

On 12/5/04 12:01, in article ,
"The Reids" wrote:

Following up to Bert

I am traveling from the US to the UK. Rather than taking many large bottles
of vitamins and supplements, I would like to divide them up into daily
boxes. Will this pose any problems with customs?

I would be suspicious, leave them in original packaging or better
still, buy here.

Or just leave them at home and eat real food?

J;

"Jeremy" skrev i meddelandet
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On 12/5/04 12:01, in article ,
"The Reids" wrote:

Following up to Bert

I am traveling from the US to the UK. Rather than taking many large
bottles
of vitamins and supplements, I would like to divide them up into daily
boxes. Will this pose any problems with customs?

I would be suspicious, leave them in original packaging or better
still, buy here.

Or just leave them at home and eat real food?
J;
Indeed, a normal diet with a broad variety including fruit and vegetables
and you've all the vitamins you need. Exceptions may bee if you've some
special prescriptions.
I've also seen somewhere that large volumes of some vitamins in the form of
pills may increase the risk of cancer. Normal food is the best way.

Lennart Petersen wrote:

"Jeremy" skrev i meddelandet
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On 12/5/04 12:01, in article ,
"The Reids" wrote:


Following up to Bert


I am traveling from the US to the UK. Rather than taking many large

bottles

of vitamins and supplements, I would like to divide them up into daily
boxes. Will this pose any problems with customs?

I would be suspicious, leave them in original packaging or better
still, buy here.

Or just leave them at home and eat real food?
J;

Indeed, a normal diet with a broad variety including fruit and vegetables
and you've all the vitamins you need. Exceptions may bee if you've some
special prescriptions.
I've also seen somewhere that large volumes of some vitamins in the form of
pills may increase the risk of cancer. Normal food is the best way.



this is of course a myth -- it may have been true in the days when
people labored physically and ate huge amounts of food -- a day when
food was also more likely to be elementary and not processed -- people
eating 1500 calories or less a day are unlikely without very great care
to meet all their needs -- it can be done -- but for most people it isn't

every study of vitamins done recently with large populations shows that
taking multiple vitamins is correlated with better health and of course
there is also evidence that moderatetly high doses of E and C taken
together reduce the risk of Alzheimers dramatically --