Bought a panettone at an Italian bakery while I was traveling - had it in my carry-on last night at PDX. The carry-on ran through the scanner, got flagged. I thought it was likely to be for the Kindle and the iPad (neither of which are supposed to have to be removed, but I think when they are packed together it makes a large, laptop-sized blacked out shape), but a very grim agent informed me it was for a liquid or a gel.

I didn't THINK I left a liquid or gel in there, I was pretty sure they were all in my little quart bag, but I watched as they took every thing out (no liquids) and then eyed the panettone, wrapped in several colors of cellophane.

They ran the panettone through and asked me, in a hostile and suspicious tone, what was inside.

"Eggs, butter, sugar, flour, probably some rum, maybe some nuts and definitely some dried fruits."

After another run through the scanner and some consultation, they let it go. When I cut it open this morning I expected to find it very underdone in the center, but it was perfect (and delicious).

What this implies to me is that there is something very wrong with the scanner setting, if it's kicking out baked goods with chunks of dried fruit....