[BipolarBob]

I see.Let's read in context, shall we?
#1 Who is the target audience? Chpt. 7:1 tells us Pharisees, scribes and priests. Not the usual rabble but learned men.
#2. What's their beef? verse 2 tells us disciples were eating with "unwashed" hands. The ritual washings which the priests demanded were a man made rule. Verses 7,8 and 9 go farther into this.
#3 The problem was not what kind of food they were eating but the manner in which it was eaten
IF Jesus had declared unclean foods to be okay, He would have been stoned immediately. That didn't happen. This was a skirmish over hand washing in a particular way and nothing more.

IF Jesus had declared the distinction of clean and unclean foods were over, Peter would not have reacted the way he did in Acts 10:9 - 18, Acts 11:5 - 18 where Peter had to overcome his phobia of Gentiles as an unclean race to dismiss as unclean. Peter well understood not to eat unclean foods as did all Jews.

Lastly remember the reason we all die? Lust for an apple in the Garden of Eden. We have to control our appetites for only clean things. God has rules.

[HereInTheHeartland]

Bob , not really sure why this is a discussion topic if you are a non Jew.

We all know that Jesus freed His followers from the Old Testament food laws in Leviticus .
That’s not even an issue for a Christian.