Is food allowed in checked luggage ?

[jl3614]

I haven't flown in awhile, so I was checking the airline (SWA) website to see what belonged in carry-on luggage and what neede to be checked. Anyway I thought I read that food should not be placed in checked luggage.

Does anyone know about this ? Is it referring only to perishable food, or all types of food ? Does it have anything to do with them now x-raying all checked bags? I was planning on bring some breakfast food - dry cereal, breakfast bars, maybe granola bars. I would rather not put these in my carry-on - anyone know if they are okay to go in the checked bags.

Thanks.

 

[alexturner74]

Your breakfast food will be fine in checked luggage...

 

[GAIL HAYDEN]

"should not" and "can not" are, thank goodness, two different things. I do carry food on almost all my coming home from Disney flights and have yet to have a problem. It goes in the checked luggage.

 

[Aisling]

In my checked luggage, I've had a whole suitcase filled with a bag of oreos, 40 Capris drinks, 3 or 4 bags of chips, a box of granola bars, a box of donuts, a 9-pack of YooHoos, and more that I can't remember. My teenage son and DH have to have their late night munchies!

No problem at all with the airlines.

 

[Andrew Bichard]

There was a report on the local news a while back about a woman who caused a panic because her Pilsbury shortcrust pastry dough looked exactly like Semtex on the x-ray machine.


Andrew

 

[goodferry]

According to Frommers "Walt Disney World and Orlando 2004" "Bring food in your carry-on rather than checking it, as explosive-detection machines used on checked luggage have been known to mistake food (especially chocolate, for some reason) for bombs.
If this is the case i would say that packing food probably increases your risk for having your baggage opened and gone through.

 

[mommytotwo]

I always bringing food in our carry on and in our checked in luggage for us to snack on, and also as gifts, and we have never had any trouble. Just remember that if you bring a bag of chips, it may explode because the bag will expand with the high pressure.

 

[shatzjsl]

LOL, thanks for that tip Mommieoftwo! I would have never thought of bags exploding.

 

[GAIL HAYDEN]

Originally posted by goodferry
According to Frommers "Walt Disney World and Orlando 2004" "Bring food in your carry-on rather than checking it, as explosive-detection machines used on checked luggage have been known to mistake food (especially chocolate, for some reason) for bombs.
If this is the case i would say that packing food probably increases your risk for having your baggage opened and gone through.

I don't carry anything except the laptop, digital camera and my books on the plane.
If they want to search my luggage, have at it. There is nothing there to harm anyone. BTW, they have searched it a couple of times and I would not have known if they had not left a little message in the luggage.

 

[GAIL HAYDEN]

Originally posted by mommytotwo
I always bringing food in our carry on and in our checked in luggage for us to snack on, and also as gifts, and we have never had any trouble. Just remember that if you bring a bag of chips, it may explode because the bag will expand with the high pressure.

The baggage hold is pressurized just like the cabin, I have carried chips, soda, beer and nothing has ever happened to it. If they allow pets on your carrier, trust me, your chips will be safe.

 

[goodferry]

I don't fly very often, so I have very little information, just what I read. The last time we flew was pre 9/11, I'll be interested to see how different things are now. I think it's funny that chocolate sets off detection equiptment. I can usually detect chocolate from a mile away too, so I guess I'm not surprised.

 

[mommytotwo]

A bag of chips had popped on us once, so that is the reason why I had written it-from previous experience. I know it may sound weird, but it happened.