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Old Jan 2, 2012 | 9:07 pm
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jkhuggins
 
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Originally Posted by IrishDoesntFlyNow
Well, that's pretty clear. I don't think I've ever reviewed an MSDS quite so full of "n/a". But, god forbid someone would actually check -- simpler to just chuck it. Less taxing on the brain.
To be fair ... how would a TSO (or a STSO, or an LTSO) check on such a thing? Granted, I've never been in a luggage screening area, but I'm guessing that it's not flush with Internet-connected computers or MSDS safety sheets or whatever else might give the answer needed.

Again, this is one of the consequences of TSA's default policy: passengers have to prove that their items are safe to fly, to the satisfaction of the TSA. If there was a presumption that all items were safe unless the TSA proved them unsafe, we'd be having a whole different set of conversations here.
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