Originally Posted by
jfulcher
Really? There are US websites you can buy these at. I brought some back from Europe last time I was there. I understand they are illegal to sell, but where is there an actual ban on having them in your possession?
http://www.canada.com/life/Kinder+Su...187/story.html
http://blogs.consumerreports.org/saf...nder-eggs.html
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/...9/01092009.xml
Newark, N.J. - U. S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Jersey City International Bulk Mail Facility continue to intercept shipments of Kinder chocolates which contain a surprise toy within a plastic capsule. Kinder chocolates are widely sold throughout the U.S. however, this particular candy has been banned by the Consumer Product Safety Commission because the toy surprise hidden inside can pose choking and aspiration hazards to children younger than three. The chocolate eggs also violate the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938 which prohibits embedding non-food items completely inside food items.
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One of CBP’s roles as the unified border agency is to protect American children from these potentially dangerous toys,” stated Robert E. Perez, CBP Director of Field Operations