re: Frozen meat on a carry on AA flight

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original USDA package

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The USDA doesn't certify packaging. But it's also the conceivably worst way to make sure meat tastes good later. Vacuum seal it to get the air away from the meat, which will preserve the texture (Food & Bev sniper inbound!)

I froze days worth of chili when I would travel for work in self-sealed vacuum bags post 9-11 and checked it, no problem (that was ATL-BOS, so not long). The weather could be an issue, because if your bag sits on the tarmac in 85 degree weather for 35 minutes before it gets loaded, it won't matter a ton. If you really are carrying on, your ice substitute is going to give TSA Bro a whole lot of influence you don't want them to have.

I'm glad you called Bahamas customs, because anything fruit/produce/meat/dairy transiting the borders of a country can make your life miserable. For instance, you can't bring back cured meats from Italy into the US unless they're from approved processors. Which are not necessarily the brands being sold in duty free.

The thought of having to declare anything, in any country, would cause me to not bring whatever it was. To your earlier request, the meat doesn't look bad in Exuma.