US on guard against chocolate eggs
Jan 12, 2011, 4:10 am
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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.
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.
Jan 12, 2011, 8:37 am
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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.
Sheesh. CPSC is yet another one of those agencies that thinks it needs to protect citizens from their own judgement.
Jan 12, 2011, 9:28 am
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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.
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.
Jan 12, 2011, 9:49 am
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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
Jan 12, 2011, 11:46 am
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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.
2) If you want to alienate the entire Gulf Coast, go ahead and do that.
Jan 12, 2011, 11:50 am
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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?
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?
Jan 12, 2011, 1:44 pm
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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.
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...
Jan 12, 2011, 1:46 pm
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Jan 12, 2011, 1:52 pm
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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
Jan 12, 2011, 7:53 pm
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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.
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.