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Originally Posted by bluenotesro
(Post 15640120)
Dear God, will somebody please just shoot me. You gotta be kidding? A 7 page letter? 250$ to store the egg? ...????
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while I agree that many in the CBP do lack the skill of critical thought, on this occasion I think you have to give them a pass - they did not outlaw the Kinder Surprise, another agency did and they are enforcing what appears to be a stupid law. But that is what they do, uphold laws written often by other agencies.
You would be happy that they keep anthrax out, but they did not make up the law which prevents that - a stretch I admit, but I will give them a pass on this - albeit a stupid rule/law. |
Guess I can't order a King Cake this year.
Sheesh. CPSC is yet another one of those agencies that thinks it needs to protect citizens from their own judgement. |
I thought Canada was the ultimate nanny state for outlawing the importation of baby walkers. The US, though, wins this round.
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I successfully brought a dozen through YVR CBP last year in my carry on. The Canadian toys have been disappointing compared to the Euro versions of 10 years ago.
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Oh My Aching Head
Will somebody please, please, please make the stupid stop?! It burns!!!
I wonder what those batstuff bonzo freakazoids in the DHS are going to do when they find out you can buy those toys as the commissary and half a dozen different specialty stores? At least - you could last year. |
Originally Posted by exbayern
(Post 15637041)
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 f you really want to surprise your kids this Easter, you can consider getting them candy and toys separately. Mixing the two, especially when the toy is embedded inside the candy as it is with the Surprise egg, sends a mixed message about what is and isn't edible
Originally Posted by Global_Hi_Flyer
(Post 15641635)
Guess I can't order a King Cake this year.
Sheesh. CPSC is yet another one of those agencies that thinks it needs to protect citizens from their own judgement. |
Originally Posted by Global_Hi_Flyer
(Post 15641635)
Guess I can't order a King Cake this year.
Sheesh. CPSC is yet another one of those agencies that thinks it needs to protect citizens from their own judgement. I think the CPSC means well, but I wouldn't be surprised if the real culprit here is lobbying by Hershey and Mars who can't get Ferrero to let them make the Surprise under license. The reality is that the CPSC finding is not really what they are using. Its the old law on having non-food buried inside food.
Originally Posted by gobluetwo
(Post 15642213)
Exactly what I was thinking. Pastries (cakes included) are confectionery, too. Most "kings" I've seen in king cakes are pretty small and could present a choking hazard. Should they be banned, too? 2) If you want to alienate the entire Gulf Coast, go ahead and do that. |
As a parent, what I find incredibly silly about all this is that any small object can end up where it shouldn't where little kids are involved. Doesn't have to be a toy, although a toy is more likely to have been placed in reach.
So if I have a loose Mickey Mouse button in my bags, would CBP confiscate it? Any tiny figurine? Marbles? A bag of beans? a bag of hard candies or jawbreakers? |
I suppose that by banning small things it gives politicians something to do that's relatively harmless
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Originally Posted by exbayern
(Post 15637041)
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. Each time I return from a trip, the first question out of my kid's mouth is "how many eggs did you bring me?" Never knew they were banned :( ...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. ... violate the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938 which prohibits embedding non-food items completely inside food items. What a bunch of bozos... |
Originally Posted by alanR
(Post 15644012)
I suppose that by banning small things it gives politicians something to do that's relatively harmless
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Originally Posted by ElizabethConley
(Post 15642052)
I wonder what those batstuff bonzo freakazoids in the DHS are going to do when they find out you can buy those toys as the commissary and half a dozen different specialty stores? At least - you could last year.
I have been in several German food stores in the US and while I don't always look for eggs, I haven't seen them anywhere I did look over the last year. That includes some of the bigger German food companies in the US which sell over the internet. In fact, the German Deli shows the items as banned for being hazardous substances http://search.store.yahoo.net/gdcom/...wcatalog=gdcom In compliance with Section 2(f)(1)(D) of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA) Kinder Joy and Kinder Surprise Eggs will no longer be offered at GermanDeli.com |
I see the potential for a lucrative smuggling business here...take Kinder Surprise eggs into the US, bring Mountain Dew back into Canada (ours doesn't have caffeine). :D
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Since so many of you believe that Customs should not enforce the ban, should we allow toys from China with lead based paint as well? What's the difference between the toy in the egg and the paint on the toy if neither are supposed to be consumed?
I believe it's the responsibility of the parent to pay attention to what their child is doing, but I also know that we are overly litigious in this country and personal responsibility disappeared a long time ago. |
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