8oz bottle of ensure through security?

[1tufgt]

Has anyone been able to get a bottle of ensure through security?

I know they allow "breast milk" over 3.4oz through but wondered if anyone has tried to get a bottle of ensure?

 

[shoes99]

Has anyone been able to get a bottle of ensure through security?

I know they allow "breast milk" over 3.4oz through but wondered if anyone has tried to get a bottle of ensure?

Keep the ensure in its own zip log bag. Tell security you have medical purpose liquids. They might swab the bottle, but you are allowed as long as you declare it to security. My sister is tube fed and she had 6 cans of liquid nutrient in her carryon and they swabbed each can..

 

[1tufgt]

Keep the ensure in its own zip log bag. Tell security you have medical purpose liquids. They might swab the bottle, but you are allowed as long as you declare it to security. My sister is tube fed and she had 6 cans of liquid nutrient in her carryon and they swabbed each can..

Well It's more a suggestion from our doctor so we will give it a shot. If t hey throw it away they throw it away.

 

[cel_disney]

I have had no problem taking liquids for my kids...my DS is allergic to milk so I always bring a juicebox container of his rice milk with me and have never had any trouble. I always declare it at security. It does not need to be 3oz etc.

Look at the TSA rules for traveling with children - you will be covered.

 

[tjmw2727]

Check the TSA - at tsa.gov for a list of exemptions to the 3-1-1 rules.

In short though - if its for the 2yo and you put in a baby bottle it is excempt from the 3-1-1 rule.

If it is for you and medically necessary then you can also declare it and it is excempt from the 3-1-1 rule.

FWIW they also sell ensure in powder form so you could purchase milk to mix it up after security. No issues with the liquid restricitons

 

[SDSorority]

It's worth a shot. Declare it and tell them it was a suggestion from your doc. My sister's sister-in-law was able to take applesauce through (a big container) due incredibly strict dietary issues.

 

[kkandaj]

When DS was 15 months and 18 months, we traveled with his liquid formula that is in boxes like juice boxes. It is only available through a pharmacy or the company, so we did NOT want it lost. We also had a letter from the doc saying this was DS's sole source of nutrition. He wears a MedicAlert bracelet and we carry epi pens. We have had a couple of issues. Even though we were declaring it medically, I don't think the guy understood it wasn't just juice, but a very expensive lifeline for DS. It says "medical formula" on the box, but he was not getting it. He let us take two with us and had to check the rest.

On another flight, we put all his food in a carry on and were not allowed to take this on. We had to choose just enough to get him to Orlando and they checked the rest for free. I was so sad because if we got delayed, etc, we really cannot find safe food for him because he has multiple life threatening food allergies. We make all his food from scratch.

If the doctor is suggesting you take it on the plane, I would ask for a letter to the airline on the doc's letterhead. Our doc had no problem doing this for DS.

 

[jlewisinsyr]

When DS was 15 months and 18 months, we traveled with his liquid formula that is in boxes like juice boxes. It is only available through a pharmacy or the company, so we did NOT want it lost. We also had a letter from the doc saying this was DS's sole source of nutrition. He wears a MedicAlert bracelet and we carry epi pens. We have had a couple of issues. Even though we were declaring it medically, I don't think the guy understood it wasn't just juice, but a very expensive lifeline for DS. It says "medical formula" on the box, but he was not getting it. He let us take two with us and had to check the rest.

On another flight, we put all his food in a carry on and were not allowed to take this on. We had to choose just enough to get him to Orlando and they checked the rest for free. I was so sad because if we got delayed, etc, we really cannot find safe food for him because he has multiple life threatening food allergies. We make all his food from scratch.

If the doctor is suggesting you take it on the plane, I would ask for a letter to the airline on the doc's letterhead. Our doc had no problem doing this for DS.

I can understand the TSA allowing only a limited supply to be carried on, although it is a risk and an inconvenience to passengers if there is a delay/cancellation. It's a tough balance, but they have said, liquids can be greater than 3.4 oz if medically necessary and in a reasonable quantity.

 

[CPT Tripss]

When DS was 15 months and 18 months, we traveled with his liquid formula that is in boxes like juice boxes. It is only available through a pharmacy or the company, so we did NOT want it lost. We also had a letter from the doc saying this was DS's sole source of nutrition. He wears a MedicAlert bracelet and we carry epi pens. We have had a couple of issues. Even though we were declaring it medically, I don't think the guy understood it wasn't just juice, but a very expensive lifeline for DS. It says "medical formula" on the box, but he was not getting it. He let us take two with us and had to check the rest.

On another flight, we put all his food in a carry on and were not allowed to take this on. We had to choose just enough to get him to Orlando and they checked the rest for free. I was so sad because if we got delayed, etc, we really cannot find safe food for him because he has multiple life threatening food allergies. We make all his food from scratch.

If the doctor is suggesting you take it on the plane, I would ask for a letter to the airline on the doc's letterhead. Our doc had no problem doing this for DS.

I can understand the TSA allowing only a limited supply to be carried on, although it is a risk and an inconvenience to passengers if there is a delay/cancellation. It's a tough balance, but they have said, liquids can be greater than 3.4 oz if medically necessary and in a reasonable quantity.

Do Airport Security Screeners have proper training to determine either a 'reasonable quantity" or just what constitutes medical necessity in situations like this?

 

[jlewisinsyr]

Do Airport Security Screeners have proper training to determine either a 'reasonable quantity" or just what constitutes medical necessity in situations like this?

No, which is why they broad brush things like this, because there are just too many variables, and in order to allow people to be prepared, they need to put a stake in the ground somewhere.

 

[NotUrsula]

I ALWAYS carry on 24 hours worth of any special-needs supplies that any of my family members might need, and I do not back down on that.

If your TSO tells you that you cannot take a special medically-mandated food or beverage that cannot be purchased in an airport and is not carried on board to be provided by the airline, then cut to the chase and politely ask for a supervisor immediately. Don't lose your temper or try to threaten anyone. I have found that simple logic wins this one for me every single time.

What I ask the supervisor is, "I understand that the amount you are suggesting would be sufficient if the flight departs and arrives as scheduled. But let me ask you this: Can you guarantee that my flight will not be delayed and/or canceled somewhere en route, or held on the runway for an extended period of time? Can you guarantee that my checked baggage will not be delayed en route to our destination?"

Of course, TSA has no control over normal airline delays, so the answer is always going to be no. Therefore it follows that carrying a 24-hour emergency supply in case of unexpected delays or baggage problems IS reasonable in almost all cases. It is not at all unusual to be delayed overnight if there is a weather-related ground stop, and normal airline policy is to tell passengers not to leave the airport unless a flight is officially canceled.

 

[kkandaj]

What I ask the supervisor is, "I understand that the amount you are suggesting would be sufficient if the flight departs and arrives as scheduled. But let me ask you this: Can you guarantee that my flight will not be delayed and/or canceled somewhere en route, or held on the runway for an extended period of time? Can you guarantee that my checked baggage will not be delayed en route to our destination?"

On the flight where they made me check the carry on luggage (which was a carry on small suitcase), I asked the screener those same questions. He told me something along the lines of "my job has nothing to do with if you get to your destination on time or not. My job is security."

I should've talked to a supervisor. It probably would've had a different outcome. Thankfully, DS is no longer on the medical formula, though we do have to take his food every where with us. There honestly would be NO food in an airport he could have, unless there was fruit with the peel still on and applesauce. We have many options for him now that aren't liquid, so will pack lots of those items in May.

 

[CPT Tripss]

I ALWAYS carry on 24 hours worth of any special-needs supplies that any of my family members might need, and I do not back down on that.

If your TSO tells you that you cannot take a special medically-mandated food or beverage that cannot be purchased in an airport and is not carried on board to be provided by the airline, then cut to the chase and politely ask for a supervisor immediately. Don't lose your temper or try to threaten anyone. I have found that simple logic wins this one for me every single time.

What I ask the supervisor is, "I understand that the amount you are suggesting would be sufficient if the flight departs and arrives as scheduled. But let me ask you this: Can you guarantee that my flight will not be delayed and/or canceled somewhere en route, or held on the runway for an extended period of time? Can you guarantee that my checked baggage will not be delayed en route to our destination?"

Of course, TSA has no control over normal airline delays, so the answer is always going to be no. Therefore it follows that carrying a 24-hour emergency supply in case of unexpected delays or baggage problems IS reasonable in almost all cases. It is not at all unusual to be delayed overnight if there is a weather-related ground stop, and normal airline policy is to tell passengers not to leave the airport unless a flight is officially canceled.

 

[ExPirateShopGirl]

You don't need a doctor's prescription for medical and nutritional needs liquids. They aren't even allowed to ask what your condition is that requires the use of such liquids.

Place it in its own baggie and hand it to the TSA screener who is stationed at the conveyor belt. Declare it a medical liquid.

Well It's more a suggestion from our doctor so we will give it a shot. If t hey throw it away they throw it away.

 

[plutolovr]

If you want to avoid any hassle, I would just look into a good protein or meal replacement bar that would be equivalent to the nutrition of ensure, unless you need to avoid solid foods.

 

[LadyBeBop]

This is helpful to me. My father-in-law is on a feeding tube, and he uses four cans of liquids a day.

My dilemma...he is flying to Mexico in early February. I'm pretty sure he can take the liquids to Cancun. I'm more concerned about him flying out of Cancun.

Anybody have any experience of putting medically necessary liquids in carry-on out of Mexico?

 

[CPT Tripss]

This is helpful to me. My father-in-law is on a feeding tube, and he uses four cans of liquids a day.

My dilemma...he is flying to Mexico in early February. I'm pretty sure he can take the liquids to Cancun. I'm more concerned about him flying out of Cancun.

Anybody have any experience of putting medically necessary liquids in carry-on out of Mexico?

You might want to visit flyertalk.com and their travel safety and security boards for this one.

 

[shoes99]

You might want to visit flyertalk.com and their travel safety and security boards for this one.

My sister is on a feeding tube. When she goes to Aruba she ships most of her cans from the supplier to the hotel. She takes her equipment and 8 cans in her carryon and declares it as medical needs. Other than the inconvenience of swabbing the cans, she has been ok with traveling. She didn't have any problem going from Aruba to USA, but in the USA each time she travels she gets different TSA that sometimes don't know what to do. Just ask for a supervisor.