am I allowed to bring deep dish pizza through TSA checkpoints at Chicago O'Hare?
Mar 5, 2018, 5:13 pm
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am I allowed to bring deep dish pizza through TSA checkpoints at Chicago O'Hare?
am I allowed to bring deep dish pizza through TSA checkpoints at Chicago O'Hare?
it has a LOT of sauce, which is technically liquid...
it has a LOT of sauce, which is technically liquid...
Mar 5, 2018, 7:04 pm
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Mar 5, 2018, 8:31 pm
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That's what their Twitter account appears to be saying. You may want to have those Tweets ready to show the TSO if they tell you otherwise at the airport.
Mar 6, 2018, 9:44 am
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Fresh or frozen?
I've brought frozen Giordano's deep dish pizza through ORD security in the past without issue, I think you'll be fine.
Unless you encounter hungry screeners at the checkpoint, in which case all bets are off...
I've brought frozen Giordano's deep dish pizza through ORD security in the past without issue, I think you'll be fine.
Unless you encounter hungry screeners at the checkpoint, in which case all bets are off...
Mar 6, 2018, 10:09 am
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Per the forum's sticky post, this is the place for members to ask questions and get information to help them travel safely and with minimal hassle.
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Just a gentle reminder that the Practical Travel Safety and Security Issues forum is informational.
Per the forum's sticky post, this is the place for members to ask questions and get information to help them travel safely and with minimal hassle.
Please save your commentary, opinion, rants and diatribes for the Checkpoints and Borders Policy Debate forum.
Thank you,
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Mar 7, 2018, 12:00 am
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Mar 7, 2018, 1:05 pm
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I quoted the specific askTSA tweets because other informal Twitter postings indicate that TSA screeners have a history of sometimes forcing travelers to abandon foods (solid, gelatinous, with some liquidous content, etc. etc.).
And @geometry raised a good point, which is that there is substantial liquid content in a deep dish-style pizza. So I think he was right to be concerned, and should be ready for a TSO who might grumble about it (and should be prepared to show the tweets to keep his food).
Mar 7, 2018, 2:18 pm
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Folks,
The official position of the TSA, as stated in their What Can I Bring? page, is that pizza is allowed in carryon bags.
Keep in mind, though, that "The final decision rests with the TSA officer on whether an item is allowed through the checkpoint."
As per my earlier note, this forum is informational. Please limit your contributions here to facts and data points. Opinion and commentary belong in the Checkpoints and Borders Policy Debate forum.
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The official position of the TSA, as stated in their What Can I Bring? page, is that pizza is allowed in carryon bags.
Keep in mind, though, that "The final decision rests with the TSA officer on whether an item is allowed through the checkpoint."
As per my earlier note, this forum is informational. Please limit your contributions here to facts and data points. Opinion and commentary belong in the Checkpoints and Borders Policy Debate forum.
Post(s) have been deleted.
Thank you for understanding,
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Mar 8, 2018, 3:02 pm
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Did it last year, took a Pequod's Pizza home to RDU. No one so much as looked at me sideways.
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