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Old Jan 19, 2013 | 10:02 pm
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janetdoe
 
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Originally Posted by rajsh
Not sure this a bright idea ... I have seen some tv news reports where flour explodes when their is loose flour particulate in the air in quantity in a small area ... Or can easily help an explosion occur ... Google on this .. Personally if I wanted the flour that bad I'd pro ably have it shipped by the folks who do this sort of thing for a living ... Not try to mule it back with me as checked in baggage
Flour can only explode when it is distributed in the air. A bag of flour is not explosive, so surely that is not relevant to the OP.

I would think a simple ETD test or drug-sniffing dog would be able to quickly resolve any concern over the contents of the bag. I do agree with the suggestion of leaving it sealed in the original bag if at all possible, both to reduce hassle and general cleanliness. <shrug>

As others have mentioned, Customs (is it permitted to bring large quantities of flour, and is it taxable) and overweight luggage fees should be your primary concerns.
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