Imagine standing around the baggage carousel at the airport waiting for you luggage and all of a sudden you see a pile of raw meat? Talk about an airport experience.
The Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) recently took to Instagram to post what not to do at the airport.
The post was a video of a tightly-packed, frozen cube of poultry on the baggage claim conveyor belt at a Seattle airport, served as a teachable moment for travelers on how to properly pack meat.
“We hear at one time these wings and thighs were cooped up in a cooler,” the post reads. “Somewhere between baggage and the carousel they became free range.”
Watch video below.
“Our understanding is that it fell out of a cooler behind the block of chicken (and you can see the chicken is still in cooler shape),” a spokesperson for the agency told Newsweek. “Our guess is that the owner did not think about the lid coming open and did not tape it securely enough.”
According to TSA rules, passengers are allowed to travel with fresh meat and seafood in both your carry-on and checked luggage — under a few conditions.
“If the food is packed with ice or ice packs in a cooler or other container, the ice or ice packs must be completely frozen when brought through screening,” the TSA website reads. “If the ice or ice packs are partially melted and have any liquid at the bottom of the container, they will not be permitted.”
Frozen perishables are also allowed in both carry-on and checked bags when packed in dry ice. However, federal aviation regulations limit each traveler to five pounds of dry ice that must be properly packaged and marked.
We are just seeing it all, huh?
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