AIRLINE RULES FOR CARRIAGE OF MEDICINES
AND SUPPLEMENTS
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS FROM THE "U.S. Department
of Homeland Security" AND IS A GOOD GLOBAL INDICATOR, ALTHOUGH
EACH COUNTRY MAY BE HOTTER ON CERTAIN ISSUES.
OCTOBER 2008 CHECK
HERE FOR UPDATES
You may feel that this documantation does not cover your
questions, but anybody is legally entitled to carry medicines
or suuplements unless they are illegal substances in that
country of destination. For medicines we would recommend
asking your airline carrier or Doctor. The products we
supply are not medicines, but food supplements and are
not considered illegal substances. We have all often heard
of aspirins being considered as drugs and other wild stories.
This may happen occasionally, that is why we recommend
you pack products in your suitcases and only carry the
minimum for the flight needs and 24-48 hours after (in
case of bag loss). Drug detection is most frequent through
chemical detectors and anyone who carries a genuine product
(such as ours) or a genuine medicine prescribed in the
UK or Europe from an authentic source, has nothing to worry
about.
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Air travelers may carry liquids, gels and aerosols in their
carry-on bag when going through security checkpoints.
The following rules apply to all liquids, gels, and aerosols
carried through security checkpoints.
1. All liquids, gels and aerosols must be in three-ounce
or smaller containers. Larger containers that are half-full
or toothpaste tubes rolled up are not allowed. Each container
must be three ounces or smaller.
2. All liquids, gels and aerosols must be placed in a single,
quart-size, zip-top, clear plastic bag. Gallon size bags
or bags that are not zip-top such as fold-over sandwich
bags are not allowed. Each traveler can use only one, quart-size,
zip-top, clear plastic bag.
3. Each traveler must remove their quart-sized plastic,
zip-top bag from their carry-on and place it in a bin or
on the conveyor belt for X-ray screening. X-raying separately
will allow TSA security officers to more easily examine
the declared items.
There are exceptions for baby formula, breast milk, and
other essential liquids, gels, and aerosols, including
prescription and over-the-counter medicines (see details
below).
Please keep in mind that these rules were developed after
extensive research and understanding of current threats.
They are intended to help air travelers bring essential
toiletries and other liquids, gels and aerosols for short
trips. If you need larger amounts of liquids, gels and
aerosols such as toothpaste or shampoo, please place them
in your luggage and check them with your airline.
To ensure the health and welfare of certain air travelers,
in the absence of suspicious activity or items, greater
than 3 ounces of the following liquids, gels and aerosols
are permitted through the security checkpoint in reasonable
quantities for the duration of your itinerary (all exceptions
must be presented to the security officer in front of the
checkpoint):
* Baby formula, breast milk, and juice for infants and
toddlers.
* All prescription and over-the-counter medications (liquids,
gels, and aerosols) including petroleum jelly, eye drops,
and saline solution for medical purposes;
* Liquids including water, juice, or liquid nutrition or
gels for passengers with a disability or medical condition;
* Life-support and life-sustaining liquids such as bone
marrow, blood products, and transplant organs;
* Items used to augment the body for medical or cosmetic
reasons such as mastectomy products, prosthetic breasts,
bras or shells containing gels, saline solution, or other
liquids; and,
* Frozen gels/liquids are permitted if required to cool
medical and infant/child exemptions. Frozen gels/liquids
for any other purpose are not permitted.
You are allowed reasonable amounts over 3 ounces of the
items above in your carry-on baggage, but you will need
to perform the following:
1. Separate these items from the liquids, gels, and aerosols
in your quart-size and zip-top bag.
2. Declare you have the items to one of our Security Officers
at the security checkpoint.
3. Present these items for additional inspection once reaching
the X-ray. These items are subject to additional screening.
We have also taken steps to ensure the security of the
boarding areas after you pass through our security checkpoints.
Therefore, any liquid, gel or aerosol, such as coffee or
soda, purchased in the secure area beyond the security
checkpoint is allowed aboard your plane. Please note that
if you have a layover and are re-screened at your connecting
airport the current rules (see above) for carry-ons apply.
For more details, get the 3-1-1 for carry-ons.
A printable version of the prohibited items listing is
available. Prohibited Items List (PDF 112 KB)
To effectively communicate important security information,
we translated these changes into a variety of languages.
Security Information In Other Languages
You are permitted to bring solid cosmetics and personal
hygiene items as such lipstick, lip balm and similar solids
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