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

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

Ellen Pompeo says she was held at airport over Erewhon sunflower seeds: 'They brought the bomb squad in' "They literally held me for an hour," the "Grey's Anatomy" star revealed of a flight she ...

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.

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 set off the alarms at airport security for a bag of sunflower seeds. Amanda Edwards/Getty Images for SAG-AFTRA “They literally held me for an hour, and they brought the bomb squad ...

Ellen Pompeo Detained for Hour by TSA and Bomb Squad Over Erewhon Sunflower Seeds. Grey's Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo said she had the bomb squad called on her by the Transportation Security ...

Ellen Pompeo says she faced a sunflower seed-related security snafu at the airport, when the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) brought in a bomb squad to inspect her snack food. The ...

Ellen Pompeo says she faced a sunflower seed-related security snafu at the airport, when the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) brought in a bomb squad to inspect her snack food.

When going through security for a flight back in March, “Grey’s Anatomy” star Ellen Pompeo set off the alarms for a seemingly innocent snack — sunflower seeds. “I had a bag of sunflower ...

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.