Kinder Egg Toys Finally Making It to America
Children of America, rejoice! After a decades-long wait, a US company has finally come up with a way to sell Kinder Surprise-style toy-filled chocolate eggs in the country, sidestepping a 1938 ban on inedible toys being placed inside sweets with a new design.
The ban, which is meant to protect children from swallowing the plastic toys masked by the chocolate shells, also prohibits the import of Kinder-style sweets. Over the years, US officials are reported to have seized thousands of the treats, which can attract fines running into hundreds of dollars at the American border.
But Kevin Gass, who runs the New Jersey-based Candy Treasure, has now found a way around the prohibition. In his version, the toy is cased in a plastic capsule with a thick ridge that separates the two hollow chocolate halves. For American regulators, the ridge, which is visible when the foil covering the sweet comes off, serves the purpose of warning children that there is something hidden inside the chocolate. As an added precaution, the toys are also larger than the ones found inside foreign versions, according to ABC News.
Source: The Independent. Read full article. (link)
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OMG, you've missed a whole lot of stupid jokes related to these. In some parts of Europe, they're known as 'Kinder Surprise', leading to mock slogans like "Every 100th Durex* comes with a Kinder Surprise".
* substitute any brand of condoms here.
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"Kinder Egg Toys Finally Making It to America"
Now Gentler, Too...
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No, no, no, no! Sidestepping a ridiculous ban by making changes to the product isn't winning. It's not about the egg or the little plastic toy. . . it's about control.