"CT" wrote
Sales of Brazil nuts in their shells have been banned for several
years now:
http://www.elixirnews.com/news/brazi...ommission.html

That may have been so in 2004 (or was it one of those yes we'll have no
bent banana stories?) but you can certainly buy whole Brazils now. I
bought loose mixed nuts in their shells, including Brazils, only
yesterday.
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Sue