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But now TSA has started asking me to remove any food items from my bags for the scanner. Does anyone know why?

It been stated that it makes the X-Ray scan easier to read, because passengers have been stuffing their carry on items so full of stuff. Maybe there is some explosive item that has the density of some food.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/2018/03/27/tsa-might-a...

Chocolate.

Explosives usually look similar to organic matter on xrays

Can confirm.

I often travel with a big Ziploc bag of stickers (life of a Developer Evangelist). Have started removing it from my bag for security because it usually triggers a search.

Why not stick them on your back and just peel one off when you need to give one off?

Twizzler is not organic matter is it?

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