[Abathar]

That’s just pathetic...

[Camel Joe]

Wouldn’t it be a wonderful gesture for Hostess or another national brand to supply treats? I think they could even write it off as an advertising expenditure. Perhaps we Freepers could start lobbying the snack food industry to achieve this, or better yet get Walmart to supply the goodies. That would surely tweak the lefties behind this.

[RexBeach]

This is the same thing that occurred a couple of months ago in Fairfax County: Cannot give homemade food to the homeless because we can’t regulate how you cook your food.

Holy cow. Now, I wonder how many servicemen and women got food poisoning as a result of these greeters handing out treats to them?

I wonder how many people got food poisoning by eating the food offered by vendors at the airport?

I’ll bet the latter loses on that one.

[Leg Olam]

That sucks.

[LIConFem]

This is just another case of mindless, robotic bureaucrats run amok.

[kitkat]

If I want to send off a friend by handing him a package of homemade cookies, will the airport refuse to let me hand it to him?

THESE ARE OUR TROOPS! They are adult enough to fight and die for us, and they are adult enough to decide what food to accept from these good people.

[ConservaTexan]

Who is making this decision, Larry his brother Darryl and his other brother Darryl? I know that they lived in Vermont but I think they were originally from Maine. Olympia Snowejob probably had something to do with this.

[Steelerfan]

Unbelievable. Or I guess more accurately it is pathetically sad that it is believable.

[ChildOfThe60s]

Of course it is ridiculous and asinine. But we need to be clear why it is happening.

Noting that concessionaires must adhere to strict federal regulations on food preparation, temperature control and handling, he said ensuring that all food is properly prepared and stored is a safety and security issue.

This is another example of "zero tolerance" when it comes to bureacratic regulations. No one has the nads to allow exceptions. If someone makes an independent decision and some minor bump in the road comes up, they are scared shiatless that they will be called on it. Result? Germanlike devotion to regulations.

Probably some vendor has complained behind the scenes, no one would be stupid enough to make it formal. Could be that one of the vendors is simply an anti military leftist and see this as an opportunity to piss on the troops. Ditto for some bureaucrat in the pipeline.

Interestingly, since they are not selling anything, it seems that would limit the airport's authority. When I fly, I always carry food and drink with me to eat in the airport. I would assume that, based on their reasoning, I could get food poisoning from my own food and sue them for letting me bring it in.

[Sloth]

I’d like to know where an airport gets the authority to regulate or prohibit the transfer of food between private parties in a public place.

[School of Rational Thought]

Does a conscessioner have to be paid or not?

Do they meet the definition?

[armymarinemom]

After a lot of thought I support banning home made food for our troops. I have seen brand new greeters bringing in treats for our troops. This does pose a real risk. Anyone could bring in food for our troops to eat. Think about that.