See what United States customs officials do with seized food items

It's the worst nightmare of every Nigerian going to the United States with a suitcase full of precious local ingredients.

The fear of detection and worse still, seizure of said precious ingredients.

So what exactly happens to food items when they're seized at the airport? The Great Big Story did a story revealing what US customs officials do with seized food items at the John F Kenedy International Airport, New York.

Narrating some experiences she's had on the job,  US Customs supervisor Ellie Scaffa, who collects prohibited items and disposes of them said she's been threatened by Haiti with voodoo over food.

She further explained that customs agents confiscate meat, animals, and produce not because it’s harmful to humans, but because the foreign diseases and pests they carry can be harmful to US agriculture.

Processing an average of  1.5 million passengers and 400 to 600 pounds of fruits and vegetables each day, there's never a dull moment in JFK.

Check out the video above to see what happens to seized food items.