Chocolates?

[DaisyD]

Strange question but I need to know! I bought a box of Godiva chocolates and want to take them on our WDW trip in a couple of weeks. They are a sealed box of assorted chocolates. Would these be allowed as carry on? If not, then what are the chances of checking them with luggage and ending up with a melted mess? Are the luggage holds hot? I am afraid the luggage will seat outside upon landing at MCO where is might be very hot. Not the most pressing dilemma to help me with but I would appreciate any advice!

 

[disneyldwjr]

Strange question but I need to know! I bought a box of Godiva chocolates and want to take them on our WDW trip in a couple of weeks. They are a sealed box of assorted chocolates. Would these be allowed as carry on? If not, then what are the chances of checking them with luggage and ending up with a melted mess? Are the luggage holds hot? I am afraid the luggage will seat outside upon landing at MCO where is might be very hot. Not the most pressing dilemma to help me with but I would appreciate any advice!

If they are not liquid or gel they will be ok in your carry on.

 

[DaisyD]

If they are not liquid or gel they will be ok in your carry on.

Well they are assorted so there are creams in them. How would the TSA figure what I have? I can't believe I'm even discussing this! LOL! We really have been watching what we eat but decided to splurge at WDW. We always go off our diets for Disney! If I can't take my candy there I will have to eat it here! LOL!

 

[Lisa_Belle]

If they are not liquid or gel they will be ok in your carry on.

So I guess that means no raspberry cordials.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Just fyi - luggage holds are VERY cold. Not that the contents would freeze, by any means - but you're a few miles up in the air, which is much thinner and therefore much colder. So, no, they won't melt.

 

[DaisyD]

Just fyi - luggage holds are VERY cold. Not that the contents would freeze, by any means - but you're a few miles up in the air, which is much thinner and therefore much colder. So, no, they won't melt.

Thanks. I guess I'll store them in the checked luggage. Hopefully they won't leave the luggage outside too long when we land.

 

[NotUrsula]

While the hold *is* very cold when the plane is airborne, it can be an oven while the plane is sitting on the ground (which is the reason why most airlines won't take animals as cargo in summer.) Bagrooms at airports are not air-conditioned, either. Baggage tends to sit on the tarmac for at least 30 minutes before it is loaded, and every time I claim a bag at MCO, even in winter, the clothing inside it is warm when I open it (which I always do immediately -- if you need to make a claim for damage or missing items, you need to file the claim before you leave the airport.)

Anytime I put chocolate (or makeup, for that matter) in checked baggage bound to/from a hot locale, I refrigerate it and get it as cool as possible before packing it, then I put it in an insulated bag in the center of the suitcase, with clothing all around it.

Also, be aware that expensive chocolate is one of those things that tends to inexplicably disappear from checked baggage.

 

[salmoneous]

There is ambiguity in the rules. But it seems that foods with gel/liquids as an integral part of them are OK - it's only the stand-alone liquid/gels that get confiscated.

ACCEPTABLE:
Ham sandwich with mustard
Grapes
Salad covered in dressing

NOT ACCEPTABLE
Mustard packet
Grape juice
Salad dressing container

To me, a cream-filled chocolate fits in the acceptable category. Of course, the TSA agents can always think differently. But if I'm you, I'd just bring on the chocolates and take the risk that someone stops you.

 

[Bev J]

I always pack chocolate in my checked bags and have never had any problem with melting or it going missing...I do pack it in a ziplock bag in the center of my case-.
As for carry on, well if you get a cranky TSA who really needs a choc fix you might find it on the banned list course you could just stand there and stuff your face with it in the security line..

Pack it in your checked luggage you will be fine..

Bev

 

[ducklite]

Just fyi - luggage holds are VERY cold. Not that the contents would freeze, by any means - but you're a few miles up in the air, which is much thinner and therefore much colder. So, no, they won't melt.

But luggage can sit on the tarmac for 45 minutes in the hot sun. I saw it happen last week in Orlando. Two full trucks, one handler moving about as fast as molasses in January.

Anne

 

[kaytieeldr]

Yep - thanks for correcting me, NotUrsula and ducklite. I forgot about luggage on the ground. See, I live in those Walgreen's commercials,,, the ones set in Perfect?

 

[disneyldwjr]

So I guess that means no raspberry cordials.

Or those nummy cherry ones.

 

[disneyldwjr]

Thanks. I guess I'll store them in the checked luggage. Hopefully they won't leave the luggage outside too long when we land.

Personally, I would take them in my carry on. I do doubt that will be an issue.
And, I doubt they will worry about your cream filled ones.

 

[bavaria]

Personally, I would take them in my carry on. I do doubt that will be an issue.
And, I doubt they will worry about your cream filled ones.

I agree - I understand that the OP is trying to plan ahead, but this may just be overthinking things. I always travel with my emergency chocolate (except when crossing border with the Nexus program in which case it's banned and doesn't apply to very many ppl here). Usually, TSA only looks at items which draw attention in the scanner ie they don't check every item in every carryon.

I have had less success with chocolate in checked luggage. I have read that chocolate mimics plastic explosives and when I travel with the larger European bars TSA invariably opens and checks my luggage.

BTW I was raised to never travel without my emergency chocolate.

 

[DaisyD]

I agree - I understand that the OP is trying to plan ahead, but this may just be overthinking things. I always travel with my emergency chocolate (except when crossing border with the Nexus program in which case it's banned and doesn't apply to very many ppl here). Usually, TSA only looks at items which draw attention in the scanner ie they don't check every item in every carryon.

I have had less success with chocolate in checked luggage. I have read that chocolate mimics plastic explosives and when I travel with the larger European bars TSA invariably opens and checks my luggage.

BTW I was raised to never travel without my emergency chocolate.

LMAO! I do like the sound of emergency chocolate! Never know when it will be needed.

 

[bavaria]

LMAO! I do like the sound of emergency chocolate! Never know when it will be needed.

True story - when I went for my US Immigration interview the agent was reviewing the Nexus program rules and asked me to sign. I wouldn't sign unless he clarified the 'zero tolerance policy for food'. I asked if that included mints, etc for the plane - yes, it did. 'Well, does that include my emergency bar of chocolate?' He said that he doubted that I always carried such a thing, and was floored when I promptly pulled a Lindt chocolate bar from my purse and offered him some!

 

[kaytieeldr]

LMAO! I do like the sound of emergency chocolate! Never know when it will be needed.

Isn't that redundant?

 

[maine_jennifer]

Not sure how it will be handled with current restrictions. My feeling is they're not going to punch holes in your chocolates to see which are cream filled and which are nutty.

In June I traveled with a gift of chocolates from Maine to WDW. I packed them in a softsided cooler with an ice pack. Was tooooo afraid of them melting during the "in between" times and getting crushed during our flight changes. The ice pack probably wouldn't be allowed now, but I would definitely carry them on instead of checking them!!

HTH!

 

[j's m]

I know how to solve this. Open the box NOW and share a piece with all of us that have posted on this thread. It seems that most of us are chocolate lovers and my emergency stash is empty.

 

[CPT Tripss]

Just slightly OT.
My FIL found out that fudge (one of those things he carries for emergencies ) looks very very dangerous to the xray screener. On a bus crossing into US from was pulled out of line and questioned quite intesely by TSA after being asked to identify his bag. He finally had to open it, find his fudge and unwrap that to show to security. He was then advised that a block of fudge looks "just like" plastique.
Moral of the story . . . put the chocolate in your carry on but be prepared for a secondary screening, just in case it looks like something very, very bad.