LUX-LGW - Can I bring a tart in my hand luggage
Mar 17, 2010, 4:48 am
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I'd say, leave the old tart at home and pick up another one at the other end. 
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Mar 17, 2010, 4:52 am
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That clearly is the kind of thing on which you are at the mercy of security staff. The ban extends to all items of a consistency similar to liquids, gels or pastes.
Coming back from a French airport, I was advised that andouillettes were, strictly speaking, not allowed but they let me through nonetheless. If andouillettes are not allowed, I would have thought that, a fortiori, tarts would not be allowed (unless you tart is rock solid), although, ultimately, the security staff may be more understanding.. A (dry-ish) cake, OTOH, would be more likely to fall on the right side of the divide.
Coming back from a French airport, I was advised that andouillettes were, strictly speaking, not allowed but they let me through nonetheless. If andouillettes are not allowed, I would have thought that, a fortiori, tarts would not be allowed (unless you tart is rock solid), although, ultimately, the security staff may be more understanding.. A (dry-ish) cake, OTOH, would be more likely to fall on the right side of the divide.
Mar 17, 2010, 4:59 am
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Seriously though you may or may not get away with it. Others on FT report issues with foie gras in hand luggage as the security people didn't recognise it, then couldn't determine water content and therefore mistook it for plastic explosive.
On the other hand, they should not have a difficulty recognising a cake when they see one...
Mar 17, 2010, 5:06 am
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The question is not whether the item can be "recognised" as something known but the consistency it has. Clearly, there is a continuum between solid and liquid states and where to draw the line is pretty much at the security staff discretion.
Mar 17, 2010, 5:44 am
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Never had any problem bringing proper British sausages through security at LHR and LGW.With a tart I would say that it depends how much custardy and other liquidy type stuff it has on it. I think I have a vague recollection of seeing somebody having a problem with taking a traditional, fancy French style tart with creme patissiere and fruit decoration through security here.
Cheese through security at French airports seems to require 4 staff to peer at the unwrapped cheese, compare it against the receipt and then have a 5 minute debate about whether to let it through or if they fancy it to go with their lunchtime baguette.
Mar 17, 2010, 5:50 am
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Mar 17, 2010, 6:00 am
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Mar 17, 2010, 6:07 am
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Love the stuff, although somewhat difficult to source these days (cervelle d'agneau, I mean).
Mar 17, 2010, 6:45 am
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No entirely sure that means much. It pretty much depends where you are flying from as to what local attitudes are likely to be on borderline items.