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This situation can be humorous. However, the question arises: is it allowed to travel with a turkey and is it safe? The Washington Post interviewed TSA spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein, who assured them that it was indeed allowed to travel with a turkey or other solid food. “We see a lot of turkeys traveling at this time of year,” said Farbstein, although she recommended traveling with a frozen turkey instead of a fresh one and transporting it in a cool box. According to TSA guidelines when it comes to traveling with groceries, anything solid like cake or casserole is allowed as hand luggage, while anything liquid like gravy or cranberry sauce should be checked. These guidelines also apply to trips with leftovers.
As for safety, the USDA Food Safety & Inspection Service warned travelers not to fly a turkey. “USDA is turning over in its gravy here! Weird? Yeah. Sure? NO! Cut out the rotten poultry and get yourself a fresh turkey in Austin,” the organization commented in response to McGraw’s thread.
One commenter had one of the funniest (and perhaps best) pieces of advice for the turkey traveler: next time you should bring some paper ware. “Could have signed up to bring paper plates, but no,” they wrote.
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