Not the point... if you eat it it can quite reasonably be defined as food. The declaration you fill in (and sign) when entering the country asks if you have any food..

Pretty simple question really... and if you are unsure whether what you DO have is OK or not- why not ASK???

How hard is that?

My comments on the stringency of AQIS and Customs inspections were a response to the imputation that these people are 'fascists".... not a suggestion that any/all debatable foodstuff imports were a problem...

Is it "fascist" to want to:

A: protect the country from the importation of disease (and pests.. which CAN and HAVE been brought in in wooden items), and

B: Expect people to take entry documentation (that they are SIGNING!) seriously.. It's a legal document for goodness sake!

(How about having a LOOK in the cabin bags on your way to immigration? There are "dispose of unwanted food HERE" bins in the entry hall!)

In fact.. if you ASK you might well be told that certain things ARE fine Roasted sunflower seeds fr'instance) .. Just declare them first!

Again.. How hard is that?