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I know we had to take MANDATORY annual "Ethics Training" at my agency and were read the riot act during those sessions about something as mundane as not accepting anything valued more than a $25 (e.g., like a mug, that I think was used as an example, which is often something given to those attending/presenting at training conferences, regulated industry conventions, etc). We also could not accept "meals" (unless included in the registration or only if "everyone" is offered that, which left the conference session planners/providers only offering some coffee/tea/bottled water and pastries during the morning sessions and bottled sodas/water during the afternoon sessions).