Why is kinder surprise banned

However, according to a self-described Kinder Egg smuggler called Joe Wos, he has on at least one occasion been allowed to enter the US with the toys contained inside Kinder Eggs. In this case, the customs agents in question made him eat all of the eggs, rather than just allowing him to discard the chocolate in the trash and take the toys.

Bonus Facts:. I live in Canada and Kinder eggs are very popular here — you see them at every supermarket checkout, Walmart, etc. I buy chocolate eggs with a big plastic egg inside with a toy in the plastic egg all the time at Walmart in Iowa. They are Yowie brand, not Kinder, but my daughter loves them anyway. Yes, I was wondering the same thing.

I actually looked into Yowie and saw that they had a patent that allowed them to sell their similar product although the two chocolate sides are indeed separated, only held together by the foil wrapping , but this patent expires in They seem to be working on another patent that already has FDA approval.

Or are they just waiting until the patent expires in ? This is hilarious! How silly. My kids love these, they are indeed very popular here. Honestly, my son barely eats the chocolate haha. I love that the UK stood by recommending parental vigilance! Well done. Actually, you are quite incorrect about nobody trying to ban toys, in the US, that are a choking hazard.

There is a very vociferous gaggle of nanny-statists that, every year, put out their list of toys that should be banned because they are dangerous — often because they, or some easily separable part of them, is a choking hazard.

These busy-bodies have seen to it that many toys, that people my age enjoyed in our childhoods, are no longer available. Furthermore, your assertion that parental diligence is in order, puts you in direct conflict with our liberal nanny-state government and our decidedly litigious society.

By that measure, we should ban water — which drowns little kids at a rate much higher than the once-a-decade rate of Kinder eggs…. Its band in the US? But my local store out here in Brooklyn ny sells them. The chocolate is so good. I always give the toys to my coworkers with kids. Fuck off America. Jesus Christ your logic is pure shit. Do your darn research before you write an article.

My favorite part about this is that the US Government poisoned batches of alcohol and sold it to bootleggers during prohibition to kill people who were drinking.

This is the same government that flooded select fire weapons into Mexico, created the crack epidemic and supplied Ricky Ross and now guards poppy fields instead of burning them in Afghanistan, just like they did in Vietnam. Customs regulation banning Kinder Surprise eggs from import to the U. European Command Customs Executive Agency. However, he added that other Kinder brand candy products can be mailed without restriction. For example, the Kinder Joy product is also egg-shaped but not banned.

Those who ship Kinder Surprise eggs can be fined. Sellman stated that shippers have an obligation to declare items they are mailing on the customs declaration form to avoid penalties.

Then in , a new Food Labelling law forced food producers to include labels warning customers about any item high in sugar, saturated fat, sodium, and calories. This law forbids products with these labels to use toys to promote their sales, which includes Kinder Surprise, so they have since been banned. Jump directly to the content. Share this article via comment Share this article via facebook Share this article via twitter. More Stories.

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