The food code should probably just be amended. It pretty generically says that you can’t have “nonnutritive” stuff inside of it, unless that stuff is safe to consume. That’s a pretty reasonable thing, but it should probably be tweaked for nonnutritive stuff that is easy to spot and less likely to be mistaken for food.
We all assume people are at least as smart as we think we are but honestly they aren't. It's scary how many stupid people there are even if you are at the lower part of the average. Millions... It's always the lowest common denominator that the world ends up being built for it seems and that means it's not required for millions above that...
No... what we got has toys, it's just in a split clamshell kinda deal, with a toy in one half, and a Nutella like paste in the other half with a little malt ball in it. It's crap and I hate it :)
The split pack "freedom" version is called kinder joy, as opposed to kinder surprise.
Interestingly, they were designed for warmer environments where Kinder eggs would melt. The fact that they circumvented the weird US restrictions was a side effect.
Which is funny because that version adds more choking hazards. As there is the small plastic spoon and the toy is more easy accesible to a kid.
That said the side of the toy+ spoon can be separated by a parent and kept away and give them just the Nutella side and give them a proper spoon that they probably won't choke on.
Hold on, if there is one thing that isn't awesome is the chocolate. The toy is amazing, the chocolate trigger childhood memories. But it's really bad chocolate.
People act like America had some sort of campaign against Kinder Eggs when it just violated a blanket "you can't put non-food things inside food" rule.
And Europe HAS lost children to them so I don't know why that became an American thing.
Well, to choke on the toys inside you have to open it, clearly differencing it from the food. If that's dangerous then kids shouldn't have toys at all.
It's dangerous to hide small plastic capsules in candy ..... but it's perfectly Ok for anyone to buy an assault rifle.
just be happy there’s no assault rifle in the capsule
What do you mean? It's my God given right to store my assault rifle inside my plastic capsule inside my candy! Who are you to tell me not to?
It won't fit. But bullets would.
I'd eat more candy if it came stuffed with 9mm.
But muh Second Amendment!
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The food code should probably just be amended. It pretty generically says that you can’t have “nonnutritive” stuff inside of it, unless that stuff is safe to consume. That’s a pretty reasonable thing, but it should probably be tweaked for nonnutritive stuff that is easy to spot and less likely to be mistaken for food.
Yep. It's the same law keeping sawdust out of food that is also banning kinder eggs.
Grated parmesan has entered the chat.
Americans are so stupid these would kill more kids than school shooters if they were legal.
We all assume people are at least as smart as we think we are but honestly they aren't. It's scary how many stupid people there are even if you are at the lower part of the average. Millions... It's always the lowest common denominator that the world ends up being built for it seems and that means it's not required for millions above that...
Here in the UK, those yellow capsules are often recycled to use for concealing drugs in your anus. Happy Halloween!
Here in Germany they are often recycled to carry shock blankets or safety gloves inside of travelling backpacks... so yeah...
That's why we buy them in paper bags. Come on Canada, the planet won't save itself man!
There is no way you can cram a space blanket into a kinder egg.
Out of the brown substance it was found, and to the brown stuff it shall return.
Triggered...
That chocolate is awesome, it's stupid AF for it to be illegal in the US.
I may or may not have been busted by customs carrying several dozen of these, and may or may not have not been caught a few other times...
They are now in the US they just took the toy away so american children don't choke
They were too fat to see the capsule
No... what we got has toys, it's just in a split clamshell kinda deal, with a toy in one half, and a Nutella like paste in the other half with a little malt ball in it. It's crap and I hate it :)
The split pack "freedom" version is called kinder joy, as opposed to kinder surprise.
They really should have called it kinder freedom.
That really would have been delicious.
Interestingly, they were designed for warmer environments where Kinder eggs would melt. The fact that they circumvented the weird US restrictions was a side effect.
Which is funny because that version adds more choking hazards. As there is the small plastic spoon and the toy is more easy accesible to a kid.
That said the side of the toy+ spoon can be separated by a parent and kept away and give them just the Nutella side and give them a proper spoon that they probably won't choke on.
Fuck man, I didn't realize it was that bad of a remake.
My ex Gf back into the day got pulled aside at Dulles Airport for having two boxes of Kinder Eggs. Better makes sure Noone enjoys life
Hold on, if there is one thing that isn't awesome is the chocolate. The toy is amazing, the chocolate trigger childhood memories. But it's really bad chocolate.
The surprise is DEATH!
People act like America had some sort of campaign against Kinder Eggs when it just violated a blanket "you can't put non-food things inside food" rule.
And Europe HAS lost children to them so I don't know why that became an American thing.
I only found one article about a 3yr french girl that died because of the kinder toy. Are there more cases?
Anyway, poor girl
At least 3 more according to a lawsuit back in 2000. https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Parents+hit+out+at+EU+over+tiny+deadly+toys.-a065156393
How many children have died to school shootings the last 10 years compated to children dying due to kinder eggs
Bro what does that have to do with anything. All I'm saying is no one banned Kinder Eggs, they just fell under existing rules.
Like I know you're trying to pin this as a wrong priorities thing but FDA regulations are not the fight here.
How can you possibly choke with something that big? Yeah you can but it would need to enter in a very specific angle right?
There's smaller parts inside the capsule. Ravenous American children aren't allowed to have them.
Our love affair with eating starts early. And sometimes it ends early, too.
Well, to choke on the toys inside you have to open it, clearly differencing it from the food. If that's dangerous then kids shouldn't have toys at all.
Tbf you shouldn't give toys with small parts to small children in general, they just like to put anything and everything in their little demonic mouth
Imagining some kid just downing the entire egg now
EU kids > US kids
"Illegal in the USA"
Or so I was told...
Yes. They swallow everything whole.
"Hey we don't think there should be inedible plastic inside edible chocol-"
"GUNS, BUT GUNS, BUT YOU GUYS DON'T BAN GUNS, GUNNNNSSSSS"