Originally Posted by
Rommie2k6
Man... you sure sound like a paranoid CBP/TSA staff. I am just trying to figure out if it is worth the hassle of declaration and secondary screening. Besides, I am not bringing in fresh agriculture products or meat products... No offence, but I am sure most people would not declare simple food stuff (e.g. candy, processed food, etc.) they bring in, that's like incriminating yourself intentionally.
I declare food quite often and the worst that comes from my declarations of such is that I get sent for a quick ag inspection a bit more often than I would if not declaring foodstuff. [Often before deciding if to send me for an ag inspection, they will ask what food items I have; and then I may not even be sent to an ag inspection.]
While I have my criticisms of "security" operations at airports, the ag inspections to which I've been subjected aren't something that has ever annoyed me. And I've declared foodstuff on personal trips hundreds of times within the past several years.