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Can you bring plain greek yogurt on a plane?

Yes, if the container of “Plain Greek yogurt” holds no more than 3.4 oz/100 ml and fits the quart-size liquids bag at a US checkpoint. Yes. “Plain Greek yogurt” may be checked in a sealed container, provided its ingredients do not create a separate dangerous-goods restriction.

Carry-on baggage — current status

Answer

  • Security screening: Conditional
    • Yes, if the container of “Plain Greek yogurt” holds no more than 3.4 oz/100 ml and fits the quart-size liquids bag at a US checkpoint.

Yes, if the container of “Plain Greek yogurt” holds no more than 3.4 oz/100 ml and fits the quart-size liquids bag at a US checkpoint.

Checked baggage — current status

Answer

  • Security screening: Allowed
    • Yes. “Plain Greek yogurt” may be checked in a sealed container, provided its ingredients do not create a separate dangerous-goods restriction.

Yes. “Plain Greek yogurt” may be checked in a sealed container, provided its ingredients do not create a separate dangerous-goods restriction.

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Version covered

Greek yogurt is spoonable dairy rather than a dry snack; check container volume and destination dairy rules. This answer covers the ordinary form of the item at a US checkpoint. A separate liquid, battery, blade or chemical in the kit may have its own rule.

Carry-on baggage

Yes, if the container of “Plain Greek yogurt” holds no more than 3.4 oz/100 ml and fits the quart-size liquids bag at a US checkpoint.

Checked baggage

Yes. “Plain Greek yogurt” may be checked in a sealed container, provided its ingredients do not create a separate dangerous-goods restriction.

Prepare for screening

  • Keep the product identifiable. Check liquid volume, temperature needs and destination import rules where they apply.
  • Inspect the kit and its packaging.
  • Compare the result with airline and route conditions.

Basis and limits

What Can I Bring? — complete list. Check airline size limits and destination import rules separately.

Before packing

  1. Keep the product identifiable. Check liquid volume, temperature needs and destination import rules where they apply.
  2. Inspect the kit and its packaging.
  3. Compare the result with airline and route conditions.