Originally Posted by
dan1431
She said that is a good policy, but that I should be prepared for some officers to get a little upset that I declared something that doesn't need to be declared and mess up the system.
Truly ridiculous - whatever the right answer, CBP officers should not get upset about declaring things that don't need to be when the guidance provided by CBP is so utterly missing as to what they do and don't consider to be "food".
If they can all agree that coffee beans aren't food, teabags are food, and chocolate candy is okay unless it's Kinder Eggs, why not just publish an interpretation that says "The following common edible items are not considered to be food: [X], [y], [z]""