Originally Posted by
AlphaTango
On more than one occasion when I've declared "food" -- that being chocolate -- the CBP guy asked "any meats or fruit?", to which I say "no - just chocolate". Only once was I sent for an ag scan- took maybe 30 seconds. For me, being totally upfront and honest is worth the very slight inconvenience of having to say "yes" to the food question.
This.
In the end, it doesn't matter what any of us post on the internet: it depends on how the CBP agent in front of you interprets and enforces the rules.