Just saw this on Yahoo. You are now not allowed to carry lithium primary batteries loose in your luggage. I imagine this includes lithium AA/AAA as well as CR-123. Not really an issue, although both types are cheapest in bulk, which means they don't come in any consumer packaging. The article implies that safely packing them so they don't short (duh) is enough, but it is not clear.
Edit:
More information from the source. Basically, you can't have any spare lithium primaries in your checked luggage, and only two cells in your carry-on. What's worse is that they allow multiple lithium primaries installed in a device, which really is a fire hazzard. Google provides horror stories: [1][2][3].
The company I work for recently had some prototype lithium-ion batteries air-shipped from a vendor. They arrived in funky explosion proof canisters covered in hazmat labels. Neat!
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