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Old Nov 8, 2006, 7:13 am
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Originally Posted by Flaflyer
Unless going to/from Europe.

The TSA Official Approved Baggie picture shows a 7.5 by 8 inch Kip Zip.

The BA link shows the new EU Approved Baugie to be 8 by 8 inches.

Will TSA declare "Osama B.L might be hiding in that extra half inch" and confiscate all those liter size quart baggies?
It'll happen somewhere -- but fortunately it'll be missed most of the time.

The item that will cause a bigger problem is the regulatory incongruity in maximum liquid-/gel-filled container size.
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