US on guard against chocolate eggs
Jan 12, 2011, 9:13 pm
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A parent can't tell whether something has lead paint in it or not as it looks the same as regular paint.
With a Kinder egg, I know the size of the egg, and I know that the toy isn't going to be any bigger than the egg. In fact, it's very likely to be a good bit smaller. If I'm not comfortable with the risk, I don't give it to my kid. Pretty simple.
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.
Jan 12, 2011, 9:16 pm
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Can still get King Cake.
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.
1) Its called a baby
2) If you want to alienate the entire Gulf Coast, go ahead and do that.
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.
1) Its called a baby
2) If you want to alienate the entire Gulf Coast, go ahead and do that.
Jan 12, 2011, 10:28 pm
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^ I fail to see how the small toys in the Kinder eggs are a greater risk than the small toys in a box of Cracker Jacks.
Jan 12, 2011, 10:38 pm
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Jan 12, 2011, 10:43 pm
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Jan 13, 2011, 3:57 am
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Have any of you actually had the eggs? There is a large yellow plastic casing inside the egg. Inside that is the toy. What triggered the ban, IIRC, is that these eggs were being brought into the US and given as gifts to children. A smart parent would check it out before letting the kid eat it. Apparently, we were out of smart parents at the time.
Jan 13, 2011, 4:01 am
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Apples and oranges.
A parent can't tell whether something has lead paint in it or not as it looks the same as regular paint.
With a Kinder egg, I know the size of the egg, and I know that the toy isn't going to be any bigger than the egg. In fact, it's very likely to be a good bit smaller. If I'm not comfortable with the risk, I don't give it to my kid. Pretty simple.
I don't see how Customs could be sued for allowing it into the country. The government doesn't need to protect us from ourselves. Any rational judge would throw suits out like this as frivolous.
A parent can't tell whether something has lead paint in it or not as it looks the same as regular paint.
With a Kinder egg, I know the size of the egg, and I know that the toy isn't going to be any bigger than the egg. In fact, it's very likely to be a good bit smaller. If I'm not comfortable with the risk, I don't give it to my kid. Pretty simple.
I don't see how Customs could be sued for allowing it into the country. The government doesn't need to protect us from ourselves. Any rational judge would throw suits out like this as frivolous.
Jan 13, 2011, 9:04 am
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Have any of you actually had the eggs? There is a large yellow plastic casing inside the egg. Inside that is the toy. What triggered the ban, IIRC, is that these eggs were being brought into the US and given as gifts to children. A smart parent would check it out before letting the kid eat it. Apparently, we were out of smart parents at the time.
Jan 13, 2011, 9:27 am
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Have any of you actually had the eggs? There is a large yellow plastic casing inside the egg. Inside that is the toy. What triggered the ban, IIRC, is that these eggs were being brought into the US and given as gifts to children. A smart parent would check it out before letting the kid eat it. Apparently, we were out of smart parents at the time.
Jan 13, 2011, 10:08 am
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Jan 13, 2011, 10:21 am
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Yes, I have received thousands of them in my lifetime. Millions of them have been eaten by children all over the world, including the neighbours to the north of the US. Apparently there are people around the world still intelligent enough to be able to handle an Überraschungsei.
Jan 13, 2011, 10:42 am
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