'Exploding' Tunnock's teacakes cleared by tests to fly again

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It was also discovered that when they were frozen before being placed in the chamber, their hardened shells were more resilient to cracking at altitude.Pilots have been offered some advice by Dr Oliver Bird, an instructor at the RAF Centre of Aerospace Medicine, who carried out the tests."The best advice is that the snacks are kept frozen and in their foil wrappings until pilots are ready to consume them," he said.Fergus Loudon, sales director at Tunnock's, which is based in Uddingston, near Glasgow, said: "If we really are talking about the people who fly our supersonic jet fighter bombers, then I'm inclined to think that Tunnock's Tea Cakes wouldn't be the highest thing on their list of worries, but I'm glad to hear that they can now enjoy them, like everybody else, with official approval."An RAF spokesman said he was not aware of any "banned confectionery list", adding that the tests were not carried out in an official capacity.