Trouble is the TSA gives both 3 oz and 3.4 oz in literature and on their web
site when they really mean the limit is 3.4 fl oz or 100 mL. I have talked to a
number of the TSA bag search people who state the volume limit is 3.4 fluid
ounces or 100 mL to be consistent worldwide. As you mention below, the metric
equivalent is never mentioned by TSA but readily accepted. I buy 100 mL tubes
of toothpaste overseas because I know it will get thru security as carry on
baggage.
Mike Payne
----- Original Message -----
From: John M. Steele
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Tuesday, 15 September 2009 23:28
Subject: [USMA:45819] Re: TSA Website
They still don't understand av. vs fl. oz., but if you look at TSA's
brochures in other languages (I checked German and Spanish), they clarify that
is is a 1 qt/1 L bag, and 3 oz/100 mL individual containers.
Another example of the government forcing Americans, even those who
have voluntarily metricated, to use Customary measure by giving them
misinformation.
The government can force others to use dual measure (FPLA) but can't do
it themselves, at least for the benefit of Americans.
--- On Tue, 9/15/09, Michael Payne <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Michael Payne <[email protected]>
Subject: [USMA:45816] TSA Website
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 5:50 PM
To: [email protected]
I buy 100 mL size toothpaste, please include the milliliter size on
your
web site. Right now you have listed 3.4 ounce bottle. That is a
bottle
that weights 3.4 ounces. What you web master really means is a 3.4
*fluid *ounce *container*. 3.4 fl oz is 101 mL. The information on
the
TSA web site is inconsistent and misleading, it need to be improved.
Michael Payne
