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TSA issues warning over packing everyday item in your carry-on bag: 'It typically sounds the alarm'
The TSA has issued a warning over packing one specific everyday item in your carry-on bag.
In the dedicated TSA thread on Reddit, one keen traveler asked if a full-size contact lens solution bottle was allowed in their carry-on because they had 'heard conflicting things.'
It sparked fierce debate about the rules before a link to the official security site was shared.
'TSA allows larger amounts of medically necessary liquids, gels, and aerosols in reasonable quantities for your trip, but you must declare them to security officers at the checkpoint for inspection.
'Any oversized medically necessary liquids that alarm during screening, testing positive for certain chemicals, may not be allowed through the screening checkpoint.'
It added: 'Some contact lens solutions contain chemicals that typically alarm and may not permitted through the checkpoint.'
The TSA recommended putting contact solution that is over 3.4 ounces into a checked baggage.
But it noted: 'The final decision rests with the TSA officer on whether an item is allowed through the checkpoint.'
It comes after another traveler issued a stark warning over the one item you should never leave out in the plastic bins.
The woman, known as on TikTok, often shares her travel tips and tricks on the video-sharing platform.
In a recent clip, the content creator - from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - said that she made a shocking revelation after speaking to a TSA agent at the airport.
'The thing I am absolutely never doing when I go through TSA...
'I am not putting my phone directly into one of the containers or bins.
'It's always going inside a zipped pocket in my bag,' the traveler explained.
'Why? I did this once, the TSA looked at me and said, "You don't like your phone?"
'I looked at him like he was a little crazy and I said, "Yes."
'He said, "This is the fastest way to get it stolen."'
The TikTok user added: 'The number one thing they see get stolen on a regular basis is phones and that's because they are left out and available.
'You know the lines can back up and somebody could just swipe it and you're not paying attention until you realize it's too late. And then try traveling without your phone.
'So always make sure that your valuables are zipped up into your bag when they go through the scanners.'
