The
federal Transportation Security Administration is defending its
decision to confiscate a frosted cupcake from a Massachusetts woman
flying from Las Vegas. The TSA said in a blog comment the cupcake was
packed in a jar filled with icing, which is considered a gel under a
policy designed to secure travelers from terrorists seeking to evade
detection by using explosives made of plastics, liquids or gels. Rebecca
Hains was barred from taking her cupcake onto a plane last month when a
TSA agent said icing in the jar exceeded amounts of gels allowed in
carry-on luggage. Hains has called that “terrible logic.” The TSA says
travelers can take cakes, pies and cupcakes through security checkpoints
but they might get additional screening.
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