Originally Posted by der_saeufer

As the name implies, the Fruits and Vegetables Import Requirements database only covers fruits and vegetables, not seeds, grains, cut flowers, lumber, Christmas trees, live plants, etc etc.

Other manuals are here: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/our...tronic-manuals

Lentils for eating would be covered in the Seeds not for Planting manual. In non-commercial quantities, they're subject to inspection (like everything else) but not otherwise restricted. If the bag was nothing but lentils and wasn't infested with insects, s/he should've been able to keep them. (see p. 3-34)