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Kinder Chocolate Eggs are illegal in the U.S
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| jester |
| quote: | In light of all the awesome post-Easter candy sales going on at Duane Reades and bodegas across the city, just a quick PSA that yes, delicious Kinder Eggs are still illegal, and the feds have been raiding the stores that carry them.
Last week, DNAinfo.com posted a slideshow pointing shoppers toward "contraband Kinder Eggs," and a few days later ran a follow up about officials from the Consumer Produce Safety Commission vetting several of the Manhattan stores, like Economy Candy and Jin Market, that were mentioned in the original article (um, duh).
The Italian-made candy, which features a plastic-encased toy inside of a hollow chocolate egg, are considered to be a choking hazard and are banned across the entire US. They also happen to be quite tasty, and are something of a cult candy item for junk-food enthusiasts, some of whom have announced plans to start a campaign to petition the government to "stop this nanny state garbage."
"It's a bloody chocolate with a toy inside. It's not smuggling crack cocaine," said Jigs Patel, owner of the Upper East Side's London Candy Co. He's right, and anyway, shouldn't we be more concerned with the shocking news that candy is making us fat? |
(Courtesy of Gothamist)
I wonder if you get stopped and have this, do you get booked for possession? :haha: :crazy: |
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| jester |
| I did some research. If you get caught at the border with them, it is a $300 fine per egg! |
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| Endlesswave |
| quote: | Originally posted by jester
I did some research. If you get caught at the border with them, it is a $300 fine per egg! |
Someone posted this before as it's apparently a 'chocking hazard' for little kiddies in the US of A. I don't think it's as much a fine as it is costs to retrieve the 'confiscated' egg. |
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| jester |
| quote: | Originally posted by Endlesswave
Someone posted this before as it's apparently a 'chocking hazard' for little kiddies in the US of A. I don't think it's as much a fine as it is costs to retrieve the 'confiscated' egg. |
How hard is it to crack open the egg and remove the toy, before the kid would eat it? |
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| GGM |
Man they must have some dumb effin kids if they can't figure out the mechanics of a kinder surprise.
Step #1 - Eat chocolate
Step #2 - Play with toy |
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| malek |
lol worst is, some US merchants are desperate to get their hands on them and trying to buy from Canada and sell at a premium.
Who would believe there would ever be kinder eggs trafficking lol |
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| mdm8 |
my boy in toronto's got dem toy airplanes...kids be goin crazy for that . $20/egg my man. |
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| Adam420 |
This is bull. I've been playing with these since I was like 5 years old. Never even put it in my mouth.
I feel bad for Americans sometimes, their government obviously thinks it knows what's best for them. |
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| She_Fitz |
Crossing back into the US on Sunday when Bobby and I were asked if we were bringing anything back we said Easter Candy.
The first question out of the custom guards mouth was "Any Kinder Eggs?"
Bobby hadn't even heard of a Kinder Egg so the border guard described it to him as a chocolate egg that you eat and it has a little toy inside.
When we drove off I explained to Bobby that the chocolate egg is hollow and that the toy is inside a case.
Bobby couldn't figure out why any one would want a toy covered in chocolate. |
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| Endlesswave |
| quote: | Originally posted by She_Fitz
Crossing back into the US on Sunday when Bobby and I were asked if we were bringing anything back we said Easter Candy.
The first question out of the custom guards mouth was "Any Kinder Eggs?"
Bobby hadn't even heard of a Kinder Egg so the border guard described it to him as a chocolate egg that you eat and it has a little toy inside.
When we drove off I explained to Bobby that the chocolate egg is hollow and that the toy is inside a case.
Bobby couldn't figure out why any one would want a toy covered in chocolate. |
I'd tell him it's like the surprise you'd get after eating some Cracker jack popcorn. Like a reward for eating the thing as if the sweet wasn't reward enough. |
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| Shaya007 |
| They're spending a ton of money on displays this quarter..50 stores in the Airport alone have them right @ front cash.lol |
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