taking oranges thru security

I need to take some seville oranges on a plane.....is there any reason
for security to have a problem with this ?

flying lhr to brussels

"Sancho Panza" wrote in message
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I need to take some seville oranges on a plane.....is there any reason
for security to have a problem with this ?

flying lhr to brussels

Not normally. Ask before you try to get on board, and dump them if you
get resistance. I have carried fruit onboard many times, but that was
"then".
"Now", you are subject to suspicion.

"Sancho Panza" wrote in message
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I need to take some seville oranges on a plane.....is there any reason
for security to have a problem with this ?

Didn't have any problem when I did this. They seemed a bit surprised that I
asked.

OTOH, if it was LHR I was asking at, I'm not sure that I'd have got the same
answer

tim

On Sun, 7 Feb 2010 22:19:57 -0000 "tim...." wrote:

:"Sancho Panza" wrote in message
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:I need to take some seville oranges on a plane.....is there any reason
: for security to have a problem with this ?

:Didn't have any problem when I did this. They seemed a bit surprised that I
:asked.

:OTOH, if it was LHR I was asking at, I'm not sure that I'd have got the same
:answer

Much different issue when doing it internationally, as fresh fruits are
usually prohibited. The airlines do not care.

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"Binyamin Dissen" wrote in message
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On Sun, 7 Feb 2010 22:19:57 -0000 "tim...."
wrote:

:"Sancho Panza" wrote in message
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:I need to take some seville oranges on a plane.....is there any reason
: for security to have a problem with this ?

:Didn't have any problem when I did this. They seemed a bit surprised
that I
:asked.

:OTOH, if it was LHR I was asking at, I'm not sure that I'd have got the
same
:answer

Much different issue when doing it internationally, as fresh fruits are
usually prohibited. The airlines do not care.

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Binyamin Dissen
http://www.dissensoftware.com

I have found that I can take it on the plane, to eat, but I might well not
be able
to take it into the next country...

On Sun, 7 Feb 2010 14:05:59 -0800 (PST), Sancho Panza
wrote:

I need to take some seville oranges on a plane.....is there any reason
for security to have a problem with this ?

flying lhr to brussels


Leaving aside any security issues, there is normally a prohibition
against taking fresh food from one country to another, and in the USA,
with some foods) sometimes even from one state to another.

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Ken Blake
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On Sun, 7 Feb 2010 14:05:59 -0800 (PST), Sancho Panza wrote:

I need to take some seville oranges on a plane.....is there any reason
for security to have a problem with this ?

flying lhr to brussels

On the return take some sprouts.

"Binyamin Dissen" wrote in message
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On Sun, 7 Feb 2010 22:19:57 -0000 "tim...."
wrote:

:"Sancho Panza" wrote in message
...
:I need to take some seville oranges on a plane.....is there any reason
: for security to have a problem with this ?

:Didn't have any problem when I did this. They seemed a bit surprised
that I
:asked.

:OTOH, if it was LHR I was asking at, I'm not sure that I'd have got the
same
:answer

Much different issue when doing it internationally,

Do you mean transcontinentally, there are no restriction intra-EU

as fresh fruits are
usually prohibited.

When I went to SA I was asked to bring back some "strange" food.

Before I left, I asked a at customs what I was allowed to bring back, Fruit
and Veg was the only food item allowed

tim

hls wrote:

"Sancho Panza" wrote in message
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I need to take some seville oranges on a plane.....is there any reason
for security to have a problem with this ?

flying lhr to brussels

Not normally. Ask before you try to get on board, and dump them if you
get resistance. I have carried fruit onboard many times, but that was
"then".
"Now", you are subject to suspicion.

They're making explosive oranges, now? ;-)

Ken Blake wrote:
On Sun, 7 Feb 2010 14:05:59 -0800 (PST), Sancho Panza
wrote:

I need to take some seville oranges on a plane.....is there any reason
for security to have a problem with this ?

flying lhr to brussels


Leaving aside any security issues, there is normally a prohibition
against taking fresh food from one country to another, and in the USA,
with some foods) sometimes even from one state to another.

Especially fresh produce of any kind. I'm not sure it is still true,
driving interstate in the U.S., but they used to maintain inspection
checkpoints for all motor traffic entering California (and other states
crucial to the nation's fresh fruit and vegetable supply). IIRC, the
Mediterranean fruit fly was the targeted culprit, the last time I drove
cross-country - but that was many years ago.