Grey’s Anatomy” star Ellen Pompeo says she had an unexpected run-in with airport security over her on-flight snack. The Everett native told Travel + Leisure last month that she was trying to catch a flight in March when she set off the security alarms,

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 seeds, like organic sunflower seeds from [upscale grocery] Erewhon,

Pompeo said that she even offered to throw the seeds away, but was told that TSA needed her to wait for the bomb squad to assess the unopened bag. "I almost missed the flight. It