I have a separate thread about a friend from the UK visiting next month, flying with Easyjet. She’s offered to bring a couple of foodie things that are hard to find/or expensive here. Ideally it would be a couple of jars of chutney but I don’t know what’s allowed in cabin baggage nowadays.
Can anyone help please?
I take the view that if a toothpaste can not exceed 100 ml through security, then a 460g jar of jam would probably not be allowable, but it would be nice to have some official confirmation. The argument goes that one can always buy jam/chutney in the shops once one has passed the security controls (assuming that there are any shops in the corresponding zone that actually sell them).
EDIT: further information
Thank you. It seems to be the liquid thing that kills off the idea. I had an idea the rule had been relaxed, but maybe not.
Yes some airports have relaxed the rule, Gatwick 2litres in hand luggage. if it’s hold luggage not a problem normally only hand luggage. Mind you the day the chutney bomber strikes we are done for 
His name is Branston.
Please don’t start the puns yet, Chris. I need information atm.
Sorry! Air France says this about liquid/paste things in hand luggage so I assume other airlines would be the same:
You can carry liquids, pastes, and creams in the cabin under the following conditions:
- containers must be placed in a transparent and closed plastic bag,
- each container cannot exceed 100 ml / 3.4 oz.
- your plastic bag cannot exceed 1 liter.
- the plastic bag cannot be bigger than 20 x 20 cm/7.8 x 7.8 in.
Stansted - jams chutneys etc over 100ml definitely not allowed in hand luggage. Security | London Stansted Airport
I should have said this is Gatwick to Montpellier with Easyjet.
Some UK airports now allow items up to 2 litres in hand luggage. Bristol is definitely one of them, and @Corona says Gatwick is another. I would have them check if this is correct though.
I picked that up Jennifer, hence Gatwick and not others mentioned. Just hope some one has told the security staff on the day
Get a hold case and put all those things in it. Fill it with Fr goodies on the way back.
That’s what I would do but as it’s a short trip our friend has already booked for hand baggage.
You can add a bag online before you fly, cheaper than doing it at the airport.
Thank you, Vero.
Can I ask a ‘reverse’ question ? I love the Breits (sp) crisps - and their many flavours. Not available in UK seupermarkets. Daughter would love to try them. I will be flying Toulouse to UK next month - can I pack 2 or 3 unopened crisp bags in my hand luggage ? Have checked the UK gov website but couldn’t see any mention of sealed crisp bags.
Have you tried Toulouse’s website of the airline’s?
Apologies if someone already posted this, it’s on Gatwick’s website.
If you do take liquids in your hand luggage, these cannot be in metal or double walled containers. All other liquid containers can now hold up to two litres and can remain in your hand luggage for security screening
Yes, but use a needle to prick a hole in each bag if they are large ones. As the aircraft climbs, the cabin pressure is decreased and if the bags were filled on a high pressure day at ground level, they could explode as the plane gains height. I know this as it happened to a colleague on a flight to Japan back in the 80s. The crew were not impressed. Nor were the Japanese police who greeted him when we landed.
I blithely assumed it was a general relaxation of the rules, but was quickly disabused of that at Bordeaux, as the security guard took my 1/2 litre botle of water off me and insisted it went in the poubelle. 
Ah, now I have heard of water bombs, maybe that’s what they were worried about.