Foods you can’t carry on a plane this holiday season
Be careful with what Christmas foods are in your carry-on luggage. That’s the holiday message from the Transportation Security Administration.
The TSA says solid foods can go through a checkpoint, but anything you can spill, spread, spray, pump or is larger than 3.4 ounces should be in a checked bag.
They also suggest that if you have gifts, you should use gift bags to avoid unwrapping anything that may set off an alarm.
A list from the TSA is below:
Holiday foods that can be carried through a TSA checkpoint
- Fruitcake
- Cookies, cake, pies
- Chocolates
- Candy canes
- Fruit and nut baskets
- Spices
- Ham (frozen or cooked)
Holiday foods that should be carefully packed with your checked baggage
- Egg Nog
- Champagne, wine, sparkling apple cider
- Cranberry sauce. (homemade or store-bought) are spreadable, so check them.
- Preserves, jams and jellies (homemade or store-bought) are spreadable, so best to check them.
- Maple syrup
MORE INFORMATION: TSA – What can I bring?