Baby formula, blushers and even foundation are set to be banned from flights in a crackdown on carry-on items.
In addition to presenting liquid, gels and aerosols separately for screening, international flyers will have to display the powdered items they are taking on board.
It means make-up products such as foundation and blush and powders such as baby formula will have to be taken out of a passenger’s carry-on baggage at security as part of the increased measures being introduced from Saturday.
Passengers departing Australia will soon have to present powdered items separately for screening just like as they do now for liquids, gels and aerosols (stock image)
From June 30, powdered items passengers have in their carry-on, such as powdered cosmetics, will have to be presented separately at security (stock image)
There will also be carry-on restrictions applied to certain powders.
‘Passengers will be required to present all powders in their carry-on baggage separately for screening,’ the federal government’s TravelSECURE website says.
‘There will be quantity restrictions on some types of powders but most common powders remain unrestricted.’
Inorganic powders such as talcum powder, certain foot powders, salt and sand will only be allowed on board an aircraft if they are in containers with a volume that does not exceed 350 millilitres and a weight no more than 350 grams.
Organic powders such as baby formula, protein powder and most cosmetics are not subject to special weight and size restrictions but they still need to be separated from other carry-on items.
‘At the screening point all powders in your carry-on baggage must be separately presented for screening. Unlike liquids, they do not need to be put in a re-sealable plastic bag,’ the TravelSECURE website says.
Baby formula will also have to be presented separately for security but will not be subject to special weight and size restrictions like some other powders (stock image)
Passengers are being urged to check all items to ensure they do not contain traces of sand and if in doubt, place the item in their checked luggage.
‘Some items may not be obvious, such as snow domes or toys and souvenirs with sand or granular material inside,’ TravelSECURE says.
The Australian policy comes into play the same day the United States implements increased screening processes for powdered substances more than 350 milliliters which are carried-on international flights.
The TSA measure reportedly partly stems from a foiled terror plot to bring down an Etihad flight from Sydney to Abu Dhabi in July last year.
Passengers will soon only be able to take talcum powder on board an aircraft if the item is in a certain sized container (stock image)