Are You An ‘Undeclared’ Criminal?

Ever forget a birthday and air-express someone a bottle or perfume or cologne? Or how about sending a can of aerosol touch up paint to a customer via Fed-Ex? And of course, I am sure that as travelers, you might have carried items such as nail polish remover, cigarette lighters and cold medicines on aircraft. "Undeclared‘ criminals are those that have performed one of these acts and therefore, have unknowingly endangered the lives of passengers, ground personnel and ground populations. While this might be a bit strong, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has declared that passenger and shipper awareness needs to be heightened in order to reduce the risk of intentionally or unintentionally undeclared hazardous materials being brought onto aircraft. For a copy of the DOT pamphlet promoting this awareness, call me at 773.735.0700 x 118 or email me at: bill@skolnik.com.