We live close to the border and cross so many times that we just don't get excited about this stuff. We are always asked what we have and give an honest accounting of what we have in the way of perishables. We aren't going to jeopardize our Nexus status by trying to smoke something through that we know we shouldn't have. Most crossings are uneventful but every once and a while you get caught out by a change in regulations, or cross at a point that is very zealous about agricultural checks and you lose something that you weren't aware was prohibited. A garlic bulb was the last one that got us but that was a few years ago.
While some people may want the err on the safe side when it comes to meat and produce, in our opinion crossing with an empty fridge and pantry is an over reaction.
BTW
I don't know about all US crossing s but at Sumas, US customs has a list of current prohibited agricultural items and occasionally we stop and pick up a copy of the latest list.
