In reply to ScraggyGoat:
> I cleaned a bottle out with soap and water and vented for a few days ahead once, the hold baggage x-ray handlers spotted it and called me back through security.
North American airport by any chance?
"You can't bring that beef jerky into the US"
"I'm in transit, I'm not bringing it in, just passing through"
"Don't matter, you can't bring it in here"
"But it says 'made in USA' on the bag"
"It'll have to be destroyed..."