Originally Posted by
oneofthosepeopleyouloveto hate
No, they wouldn't throw them away WITHOUT your permission ... only WITH your permission!
That may be the way it's SUPPOSED to work, but at several airports I've been through the screener never gave passengers the choice: "I'll have to confiscate that and throw it away ma'am". Saw this done with baby food at BWI to a woman with child in-arms.