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Three Transportation Security Administration agents suffered minor eye injuries on Wednesday at New York's LaGuardia Airport after they were exposed to an irritating food product while inspecting a carry-on bag, local media reported.

 The bag set off an alarm at a checkpoint inside Terminal B, and a Port Authority official told the television station that the irritant was identified as a food substance.

Three agents were transported to Elmhurst Hospital Center with minor eye irritation, according to a New York Fire Department spokesman.

 A hazardous materials team was sent to the terminal after an emergency call at 5:30 a.m. EDT (0930 GMT), he said.

The incident caused the terminal's Concourse D to be temporarily closed.

New York Port Authority officials did not respond to a request for comment.