Originally Posted by
chollie
Interesting that a CBP officer would tell you not to declare chocolates. There is a particular type of chocolate that is forbidden - Kinder Eggs. .
Kinder eggs is banned due to the toy inside. I'm pretty sure chocolates with heroin inside is also prohibited.
The point is that earlier in this thread, there have been suggestions that not declaring YES to the food question when you are only bringing back allowed items (such as chocolates and candy) will result in loss of GE privileges if those allowed items are discovered in secondary.
Based on advice of two CBPOs and researching the CFR (especially amendments to declaration is allowed under 19 CFR 148.16), I have strong reasons to believe those suggestions are unfounded.