Bringing corn on the cob over to my visit to England?

So I am visiting Manchester in 26 days, and was going to bring corn on the cob over for my fiance who loves it, and his mom.

Am I allowed to bring this produce with me?  Do I have to declare it?  Should I bring it as a carry on?
 

Gee, I don't know. I think it's the US Dept. of Ag. thats real pernickty, don't know the UK restrictions. Puts me in mind of the time my mum brought over steaks from our favourite butcher in her carry-on. She had no trouble but that was years ago.
Nice idea though 

I don't think you are allowed to bring vegetables into the country from the US, or at least that's what the pamphlet I just googled said.  No corn from countries outside the EU.  

Are you aware that you can get corn on the Cob in the UK? I've gotten it at Morrisons, Tesco and ASDA here in Derby no problems.

But according the the DEFRA website on what you can & cannot bring into the UK there are no restrictions on corn. But you may want to remove it from the husk and wash it so it doesn't contain any bugs that are not native to the UK. You will also need to declare it when you come into the UK.

Meat however, is prohibited.

You can check on each specific country here: http://importdetails.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Location=None&Module=IDDSearch

This thread is a bit old so check for the latest- but it may have some useful links

http://talk.uk-yankee.com/index.php?topic=46764.0

This is confusing because when I googled it, the downloadable pamphlet I found from the HRMC said no to corn from outside of the EU, but other things are saying it's okay to bring in up to 2kg.  

YAY!  Finally found a link to it that wasn't a direct link to just download the pamphlet.  It's at the bottom of this webpage.  http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/customs/banned-restricted.htm

This is confusing because when I googled it, the downloadable pamphlet I found from the HRMC said no to corn from outside of the EU, but other things are saying it's okay to bring in up to 2kg.  

YAY!  Finally found a link to it that wasn't a direct link to just download the pamphlet.  It's at the bottom of this webpage.  http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/customs/banned-restricted.htm

That page you linked takes you to the page that I linked that specifically says that:

Welcome to the Personal Import Rules database
If you are travelling to the United Kingdom (UK) or are having food products sent to you from outside the UK, use this database to check which products are or are not permitted as personal imports.

This database only includes products of animal origin (such as meat, dairy, fish etc.), fruits and vegetables.
 

United States of America  
  Category :  Potatoes (but not Sweet potatoes - see Vegetables (All other))  
  Products in Category :  Potatoes  
  Import Rule :  Not allowed  
 
United States of America  
  Category :  Vegetables (All other)  
  Products in Category :  Other Vegetables , Sweet potatoes , Yams  
  Import Rule :  No restrictions apply
 
 
United States of America  
  Category :  Vegetables (Restricted)  
  Products in Category :  Aubergine , Bitter cucumber , Bitter gourd , Celeriac , Celery , Sweet basil  
  Import Rule :  2kg total weight per person are allowed although this must be in combination with products from the following categories: Citrus fruits, Fruits (restricted)
 
 

According to that the only things you cannot bring in (prohibited) are potatoes.

It may be OK, but I wouldn't bother. Corn is really best eaten the day or at most the next day after purchased/picked. Unless you can plan on eating it the day you arrive, I'd say just get some in the UK. I'm a total corn snob and did manage to find some decent corn in the UK.

Also, if you can bring it in, it looks like you can only bring in 2 kg, which is 4.4 lbs or about 5 ears of corn.  Doubt that's worth it.   

I agree with Balmerhon.  I wouldnt bother since it will hold you up going through customs since you will need to declare it.  I just bought some at Sainsburys yesterday. 

We got some (in the husk) at Lidl last year.

It may be OK, but I wouldn't bother. Corn is really best eaten the day or at most the next day after purchased/picked. Unless you can plan on eating it the day you arrive, I'd say just get some in the UK. I'm a total corn snob and did manage to find some decent corn in the UK.

Yeah, and you really should leave it in the husks right up to before putting it in the pan. You know what they say: Put your pot on to boil and then go out and pick your corn from the stalks.

Yes, but the pamphlet says no, WebyJ, hence why it is confusing.  If you look at the veggie pamphlet at the bottom.

However, it is easy to get here anyway. 

I'd say just get some in the UK.

Agree with this. Using your luggage for other things would be my priority. 

People have bought decent corn on the cob here?  I must really be missing something.. I've purchased it from several shops (Sainsburys, Tesco, Lidl, etc) and it's always been very... heavy.  Like what I imagine feeder corn to be like.  Sometimes it's acceptable, but even then the hulls are really thick and the corn just doesn't pop off the cob like fresh corn in the US does. 

I just assumed they grew slightly different corn here, due to climate or whatever.