Holidaymaker falls foul of airport security rules - by bringing baked beans

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READ MORE: Hand luggage rules including ban on food items like cheese and hummusMost Brits are aware by now that they can take a total of one litre of liquids into the cabin with them in separate bottles of 100ml or less.Meaning that a tin of beans – which usually sits at about 400ml – is off the cards for tourists as out does count as a liquid.Posting on Reddit, the keen-eyed traveller said: "Someone tried (and failed) to take a tin of baked beans through security at Manchester Airport."It may not be an uncommon mistake, with plenty of fellow Reddit users posting tales of food items being taken at security - including the likes of jam tarts and Marmite.

One traveller recalled a holiday where they'd tried to take pesto with them. They wrote: "I've been there. In the very early days of the ban on liquids, gels and pastes I had to stand there while the security people had a big conflab about whether my big jar of pesto was a paste. "I mean it's probably just Italian for paste", I said, "I'll leave it behind." "But they were too interested in knowing if it was banned themselves to let me leave.

In the end a supervisor was contacted who confirmed that pesto is a paste." It can definitely be tricky knowing what is classed as a liquid when flying.

For example, make-up items like lipstick and cream eyeshadows are to be counted in your allowance.And, some foodstuffs can be considered liquids too – including the beans above.Sauces, jams and preserves, honey and chutney are all considered liquid foods.