Why did that security agent make that mother dump out her breast milk in a bottle for her baby?

Question

or was it the airline?

Answer 1

Just some $10 turnkey overexercising authority. A little over the top if you ask me. Taking milk from a baby?

Answer 2

I heard about an incident like this shortly after 9/11, although I cannot swear to the specifics. There used to be a rule, not sure a rule exactly or a common practice or what, that a passenger going through security had to take a sip of whatever liquid he or she was carrying onto the plane. This way, security could be sure it wasn't gasoline or poison. A mother was carrying a bottle of breast milk or formula and dumped it instead of taking a sip.

As I've said before, TSA agents have a tough job. There is no way to keep everyone happy.

Answer 3

It is maybe when the baby will cry .The mother will not keep on dumping her breast out. Because she has already a reserve milk in the bottle..

Answer 4

I'm assuming you saw this, if you did please call that airport and get a hold of the TSA Office, all airports should have one, if for some odd reason they don't, PLEASE go on www.tsa.gov and there's a link to click on to comment or something, please report it, there should have been no reason at all for this. It's upsetting when I read or hear about what other airports are doing to passengers, that is against our rules.

If this happened right after 9/11 then adoptive father is right, they were making people take sips of their drinks, I flew in 2002 and saw people doing that, I don't think I'd want to drink breast milk either.

Answer 5

Probably 'cause they dont know what's really inside the bottle even though it's clearly milk to many people. It's kinda like one of those.... "you never know" type of things.

Answer 6

I have not heard this particular story.