Arizona flight passenger goes viral after leaving unmarked powdery substance in luggage, TSA inspects her bags
An air traveler’s latest mistake led to her baggage getting flagged by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
After making it to her vacation spot, Anna McKay of Phoenix, Arizona, seen her bag had been inspected together with a word from TSA.
“I opened my luggage and had an inspection tag on it, and everything looked normal until I got to my bag of fiber, which looks like it has been rummaged through because this is not how I packed it,” McKay mentioned in her viral TikTok video.
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McKay realized it was her clear bag of “the powder we travel with as millennials” which may have raised some concern with safety, in keeping with her video.
Anna McKay of Phoenix, Ariz., opened her baggage after a day of touring and located a TSA discover in her bag notifying her that an agent had inspected her baggage. (Anna McKay/@unafraidduck757)
What TSA discovered was a bag of powdered fiber McKay packed in her baggage, she mentioned.
“I hadn’t realized how goofy that was going to look and did it mindlessly. It wasn’t until I opened my bag and realized how bad it looked that I knew I had messed that one up,” McKay advised Fox News Digital.
“I’ve had my bags searched a handful of times before, so I didn’t pay any mind. But when I saw the suspicious baggie that looked disheveled, I realized [it was the reason] behind the little TSA card.”
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The card McKay discovered in her bag was a “Notice of Bag Inspection,” which notified her that an agent needed to bodily examine her bag after a screening.
McKay seen that her bag was in disarray earlier than realizing her bag of white powder could have seemed suspicious. (Anna McKay/@unafraidduck757)
“TSA may inspect your checked baggage during the screening process. If your property is physically inspected, TSA will place a notice of baggage inspection inside your bag. This is to inform you that an officer conducted an inspection of your property,” in keeping with TSA’s web site.
McKay knew that flying with the container of fiber wouldn’t be needed, so she determined so as to add the quantity she would wish for her three-day journey in a transparent, plastic bag to keep away from any attainable spillage from the powder’s unique packaging.
She mentioned she knew that the fiber was not banned from the flight, so she did not assume twice about bringing it alongside.
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“I knew it wasn’t a banned substance, but I also wasn’t concerned with losing it. If it was gone, I was going to be able to simply buy more. It didn’t cross my mind that it could have caused some questions,” McKay added.
The bag of white powder in McKay’s bag was her “millennial powder,” aka fiber powder. (Anna McKay/@unafraidduck757)
TSA was in a position to pack her bag again up after the powder had handed inspection, however brokers nonetheless wanted to inform McKay that her bag had been seemed by way of.
“It is just nothing more than a notification that a TSA inspection had to occur with a checked bag and then, presumably, if all security issues were addressed, then everything would be closed back up and no issues,” a TSA spokesperson advised Fox News Digital.
“Items that are prohibited, in the instance of a powdery substance, law enforcement would be called because TSA is not a drug expert when screening for drugs. But if drugs are suspected, then we have an obligation to call local law enforcement over for their review of the item and if it’s deemed in this case, as you said, something that is over the counter and benign.”
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McKay mentioned she discovered the entire incident to be a “goofy snafu” and is laughing at her slight error.
Social media customers laughed alongside McKay, and plenty of advised she label the clear bag in the long run. (Anna McKay/@unafraidduck757)
Other social media customers appeared to chortle alongside her, whereas others shared their TSA mishaps in the feedback part.
“As a gym bro, I always travel with my preworkout, protein powder, creatine, bcaa, and nitric oxide it’s a mess!!,” one person commented.
“Time to switch to fiber gummies,” one other person shared.
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Others beneficial labeling the bags with a marker, as some type of identifier.
McKay’s white powder snafu has drawn 1 million views on TikTok, which resulted in the Phoenix resident getting free packets of Benefiber from the corporate after it noticed her video, McKay mentioned. (Anna McKay/@unafraidduck757)
TSA doesn’t prohibit somebody from touring with powder-like substances, however there are particular guidelines in place.
“Powder-like substances greater than 12 oz./350 mL must be placed in a separate bin for X-ray screening,” TSA’s web site says.
“They may require additional screening and containers may need to be opened. For your convenience, we encourage you to place non-essential powders greater than 12 oz. in checked bags.”
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After McKay shared her video on TikTok, the place it garnered 1 million views, Benefiber despatched her particular person packs of the powder to keep away from any future snafus, McKay mentioned.
