AP is reporting that the liquids embargo is undergoing a shift. At 11am eastern, the TSA will officially announce two major changes to the policy on liquids in airports:

1) Liquids purchased in the airport after the security checkpoint will be allowed on planes again.
2) Some liquids, like hand lotions, will be allowed through security, once they have undergone a secondary screening.

#1 essentially replicates the changes that Canada enacted a few days ago, and it’s a positive step forward. As I’ve said before, if the stuff behind the checkpoint is screened, why can they impose double-secret probationary rules on the goods?

But #2 is different, and we’ll need to hear more. Why are some liquids being permitted, and not others? Has the TSA begun installing new machines to scan liquids, or invented a new technique for detecting threats in semi-viscous moisturizing suspensions?

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