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September 28, 2012 · Travel Tips

Mom Forces TSA to Pay Up After Seizing Peanut Butter

A mother who brought peanut butter and jelly to keep her two small children happy on a cross country flight, had her peanut butter confiscated by the TSA causing an argument.Stephanie Lambert received $3.99 from the U.S treasury after TSA agents took her peanut butter at an airport checkpoint. Lambert was traveling with her 6 month-old, 2 year-old and husband on an early flight from Los Angeles to Pittsburgh and wanted to bring food to keep her kids distracted but she said a rude TSA agent singled her out and her family for additional screenings, and asked a number of questions surrounding the peanut butter.

by Lena Vazifdar