Originally Posted by
Spiff
One of the tick boxes on the front of the blue Customs form is for declaring food. If you have store-bought, manufacturer-wrapped candy, for example, I've been told by multiple Customs agents that you do not have to tick 'yes' but should declare the candy on the back. However, if you have non-pre-packaged, eg perishable food, then you should tick yes on the front and detail it on the back. This usually results in being sent to the secondary agricultural inspection (all they care about is the food, unlike a general secondary inspection).
I was told the opposite - that all food items are to be declared on the front, and detailed on the back. My situation is more critical since I'm a Nexus holder - and if I mis-declare something, I'm in big trouble. Any positive answer to a question on the form results in an auto-secondary.