Ellen Pompeo said she was pulled aside by TSA to have her bag of organic sunflower seeds inspected for explosives.

The 'Grey's Anatomy' star recalls 'the most expensive sunflower seeds money can buy' triggering TSA to initiate a bomb squad investigation ...

Ellen Pompeo was detained by TSA for an hour due to organic sunflower seeds in her carry-on bag. TSA suspected a chemical on the packaging of the sunflower seeds, prompting a bomb squad investigation.

The TSA informed Ellen Pompeo that the issue was “most likely” due to a chemical in the packaging of the bag of sunflower seeds. Pixel-Shot – stock.adobe.com.

Ellen Pompeo faced a TSA scare over organic sunflower seeds, humorously sharing her concerns about missing a flight while waiting for the bomb squad. Skip to main content Skip to site footer.

Ellen Pompeo's trip to the airport got off to a turbulent start thanks to the TSA confiscating her snack. "I had a bag of sunflower seeds, like organic sunflower seeds from Erewhon, so they were ...

Ellen Pompeo said she was recently detained by TSA "for over an hour" in a new interview. She almost missed her flight because of the incident. The Grey's Anatomy star also shared her must-haves ...

Ellen Pompeo recalled being stopped by TSA and the bomb squad over a pricey item she was carrying with her before boarding a flight.. The 55-year-old Grey's Anatomy star — who garnered backlash ...

It was really like no one would ever believe this! I was texting my publicist saying, "I might not get on this plane, and you're never gonna guess why,"' Pompeo said.