What is a Kinder Egg and why are they illegal?

This product is banned for sale in the United States because the toy surprise hidden inside can pose choking and aspiration hazards to children younger than 3 years of age. The Kinder eggs are hollow milk chocolate eggs about the size of a large hen’s egg in an orange, white and blue foil wrapper.

Are Kinder eggs illegal in California?

The hollow chocolate egg with the toy surprise inside has not been allowed in the states due to a 1930s law banning candy with non-food objects inside, though fans of the European treat have previously smuggled them in. AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Kinder Eggs are coming to America.

Is it illegal to bring Kinder eggs into the US?

Kinder eggs are a prohibited item because they contain a toy surprise, hidden inside, that poses a choking and aspiration hazard for children younger than three years of age. Kinder Eggs may not be imported into the United States and will be confiscated and destroyed.

Why are Cadbury eggs illegal?

Back in 2015, Cadbury products, including the iconic Creme Egg, were banned from being imported into the United States. It all started when Hershey Chocolate Corporation filed a lawsuit alleging that Cadbury copied an already existing Hershey chocolate egg recipe of theirs.

What states are Kinder eggs illegal?

Kinder Surprise eggs are legal in Canada and Mexico, but are illegal to import into the US. However, in May 2017, Ferrero’s ‘Kinder Joy’ product became available in the US, as the chocolate and plastic toy are separated. Kinder Joys were launched initially in 2001 in Italy, and reached the UK in December 2015.

Why did America ban Kinder eggs?

Why are Kinder Eggs banned in the US? The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act prohibits Kinder Eggs, as they don’t allow confectionary products to contain a “non-nutritive object”. It bans “the sale of any candy that has embedded in it a toy or trinket”, so obviously the tiny toy encased in a Kinder Egg doesn’t pass.

How much does a Kinder egg cost?

2 for $7 or $5.09 ea.

Is Kinder Joy poisonous?

“Few samples of the products by the Italian firm sold in the Kenyan market will be tested for safety before we make the final decision,” the publication quoted Njiraini. Global media reports indicate that Kinder Joy has been linked to a bacterial infection known as Salmonella.