What food/drink items are not allowed to carryon?

[sejeta]

Can you bring drink boxes, fresh fruit for snacks on the plane and though security?

What other items should I leave at home for my kids to eat or drink on the plane and the bus ride to our resort.

Thanks,

 

[yxe dad]

If the drink boxes are 3 oz or less yes you can bring them. Yes you can bring fruit as long as you don't pre-clear US customs in Canada.

 

[tribus121]

The only drinks that you are allowed are the ones purchased after you go through security at the airport

 

[cslittle999]

Take a look at TSA's site http://www.tsa.gov/311/index.shtm

They say you can bring a reasonable amount of juices that exceeds the normal 100ml limit and that the juice can be outside of the 1 liter 3-1-1 bag.

I wouldn't take fresh fruit. It would have to go in the 3-1-1 bag and that would get it confiscated because you're not allowed to take fruit into the US.

Any kind of crackers and cookies are fine. I usually buy a bottle of water after I clear security to take on the plane.

 

[2 Little Mermaids]

If you have small children you are allowed to bring milk or juice through security but they will test it. We fly out of a small airport and early in the morning there was nothing open so I am very glad that they allow this!

 

[bavaria]

Take a look at TSA's site http://www.tsa.gov/311/index.shtm

They say you can bring a reasonable amount of juices that exceeds the normal 100ml limit and that the juice can be outside of the 1 liter 3-1-1 bag.

I wouldn't take fresh fruit. It would have to go in the 3-1-1 bag and that would get it confiscated because you're not allowed to take fruit into the US.

Any kind of crackers and cookies are fine. I usually buy a bottle of water after I clear security to take on the plane.

CATSA rules, not TSA rules, apply for flights from Canada. They do differ.

Why would fresh fruit need to go in a 100-1-1 bag? It isn't a liquid or a gel. It doesn't have a volume listed on the side.

I agree that fruit cannot be taken across most international borders, but an apple, orange etc does NOT need to be taken in a 100-1-1 bag.

The 'reasonable' amount of juice on the TSA site which can be taken outside the 100-1-1 is for medical purposes (ie diabetics) and for toddlers, not for the general public.

OP, this illustrates why it is critical to go to the official site, and not take the information from a Disney site. Don't listen to what any poster, including those like me and crashbb who fly extremely frequently, tell you. Much of the information on this subject is just wrong here, and the only information which matters is the official information.

 

[crashbb]

Almost all flights out of Canada will pre-clear US customs/immigration.

The only ones that may not are charter airlines (e.g. Sunwing; Air Transat) and the few flights out of smaller airports that fly directly to the US (e.g. Porter Airlines out of Toronto City Centre; West Jet out of Hamilton). I know that there have have been talks about setting up pre-clearance at Toronto City Centre.

If you are flying out of an American airport, the "no fruit" rule applies on the land border crossing. However, you can buy fruit after you drive across the border and bring it onto the plane without a problem (and NOT in your 3-1-1 baggie).

And, Bavaria, I still say that saying "But crashbb said it was okay" will get you out of trouble

 

[bavaria]

Suuuuuuuuuuure, because using words like 'crash' and 'bomb' is very sensible when passing through airport security!

The very sad thing is that this website has a potential valuable resource - a TSA agent who does post factual information. But even if there were a CATSA agent posting, I fear that the results would be the same. Very few posters will pay attention to what the TSA agent posts, even though it is the correct information. They seem to prefer to hear what they want to hear, even when it is absolutely incorrect information.

I don't tend to post on these threads very often, but when I see so much incorrect or misleading information over just a few posts, I do try and redirect the OP to the facts, and not speculation or misinformation.

 

[monkey30]

In my experince, it has all depended on the person at the security area. Some have said the kids sippy cups with water or milk were fine, but others have said no as well. Your best bet is to be prepared to dump it and buy somethign on the other side.

As far as food, I have done stuff like gummies and such pre packaged and not opened and have never been stopped. They are tiny packages as well.

 

[cslittle999]

I bow down to Bavaria and Crashbb's superior knowledge.

I must admit I was thinking of oranges when I wrote about fruit. I'm amazed that an orange which is mostly liquid doesn't get handled like other liquids.

 

[crashbb]

I bow down to Bavaria and Crashbb's superior knowledge.

I must admit I was thinking of oranges when I wrote about fruit. I'm amazed that an orange which is mostly liquid doesn't get handled like other liquids.

Orange JUICE is a liquid. An orange is not.

One way to think of it - does it change shape if I change the container it is in? If you put juice in a square container, it will be square; if you move it to a round container, it is round. The orange will stay spherical, in both containers (or stay as a wedge shape in both containers if you've cut it into pieces).

Same thought process helps with lip balm in a tub (like Blistex) versus lip balm in a stick (like Chapstick). The one in the tub would take the shape of whatever tub it is in. The stick one would stay as a stick even if you took it out of the tube.

 

[Ham Ham]

All the confiscated gels, liquids etc are tossed into a bin. If all these liquids are dangerous why are they handled in such a cavalier manner?

CATSA info page.
http://www.catsa-acsta.gc.ca/Page.aspx?ID=67&pname=Preboard_Preembarquement&lang=en

ACSTA infromation
http://www.catsa-acsta.gc.ca/Page.aspx?id=67&pname=Preboard_Preembarquement&lang=fr

TSA info page.
http://www.tsa.gov/311/index.shtm

 

[cslittle999]

As I understand it the whole liquids restriction came from someone trying to smuggle liquid explosives on to a plane. Why an orange, which holds a lot of liquid and can have its liquid replaced, wouldn't be restricted just adds to the arbitrary nature of the liquids ban.

 

[2gr8DisneyKids]

"small children" means under 2. Over 2 you need a prescription from a Dr. to carry on fluids. DD is lactose intolerant, so we cannot do things like buy her milk. So we have a prescription for Pediasure from her Dr. so we can take on a can or 2. Although, if we have the US packaging it goes much smoother! The Canadian cans sometimes throw the TSA folks in the US and they discuss tossing it or attempt to make me pop the can open, even with the prescription. And when I said that was not an option as I could not carry around an opened can and it would expire in 2 hours (they wanted me to open both cans and I was on an 8 hour trip with DD and DS, but no DH) they said my only option was to be pated down and have all of my carry-on items tested for bomb powder.


Basically, it is best to avoid taking liquids through TSA.

 

[tone.def]

pack smart on catsa:

http://catsa.gc.ca/Page.aspx?ID=4&pname=Packsmart_JYPense&lang=en