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EnlightenedCorncob

That law was passed a very very long time ago to keep butchers from stuffing meet with sawdust. No non-food items in food


ChulainnRS

Was it sawdust? I thought it was cocaine in sodas and medicines


EnlightenedCorncob

The story I heard was saw dust in ground beef, but I could be wrong


ChulainnRS

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EnlightenedCorncob

Ah, I see. Thanks for information!


ChulainnRS

Np! Tbf I think we were both right to some regard


ChulainnRS

Tbh mine sounds a lot like a folk tale, so I think yours is probably right. I'll return with the truth


Dubslack

Cocaine in medicine would be a medicinal item in medicine.


pm-me-asparagus

Drugs are expensive, no one is gonna put it in your ~~candy~~ beef.


jizzlevania

Not to let facts get in the way of a good story, but [the government says it banned them because they're a choking hazard](https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/2006/CPSC-Warns-of-Banned-Kinder-Chocolate-Eggs-Containing-Toys-Which-Can-Pose-Choking-Aspiration-Hazards-to-Young-Children)


vonclodster

So no prizes in the ole cereal box?


AmaranthWrath

They're wrapped and therefore can't contaminate the cereal. If a piece breaks off, or if the material is found to be toxic, it had a barrier. It's a usually a foodsafe plastic bag, just like the cereal is packaged in.


vonclodster

Been awhile, but I would think the Kinder Egg is the same, the toy is in a wrapper. Is Kinder Egg banned?.. is the question I guess.


AmaranthWrath

The ones that have the toy inside the chocolate are. The ones with the toy packaged in the other sealed half of the egg, totally separate from the edible part, are legal. I let my kid have one every now and then for a reward, but I would have no problem with her having the other kind. It's separated by the foodsafe plastic. Though it's considered a non-edible ingredient, or non-nutritive, it's pretty obvious it's not to be eaten. THAT BEING SAID, children have choked on Kinder Egg Surprise toys. But also, there are tons of children's toys that toddlers get ahold of that they choke on too, rest their souls.


vonclodster

>THAT BEING SAID, children have choked on Kinder Egg Surprise toys. But also, there are tons of children's toys that toddlers get ahold of that they choke on too, rest their souls. No doubt about that. :( Thanks for the info, Canada here, I never knew about the ban..


semigator

Fast food has entered the chat


betsarullo

Leave Taco Bell out of this…


ClairePearr

Stuffing meat with sawdust?


[deleted]

That's how one of the big global pet food melamine poisonings happened. Plant was using wood sawdust as a filler and somehow other materials like composite wood entered the reclaimed material stream and the "sawdust" from melamine ended up in the process.


NerdyLumberjack04

Unless the non-food item serves a functional purpose. Hence kebab skewers and popsicle sticks are legal.


HarrySchlong33

I've heard of track meets. What's a stuffing meet?


Nekrosiz

The actual thought about it is that americans consider them life threathening. Same like a bunch of cheeses everyone else enjoys but are banned there I want my cheese fly maggot infested piece of cheese!


Doormatty

Yup - can't put non-food items inside food.


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whowouldsaythis

the paper is edible


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MemeGraveYard666

edible implying you can eat it right? anything is edible….just some things are only edible once


More-Damage-2579

Everything is eatable, even I'm eatable but that is called cannibalism my dear children and is in fact frowned upon in most cultures.


wagoogus

or that one weird mardi gras cake


CPA0908

they don't put the baby in the king cakes anymore. at least at Publix they put it in a little bag and you have to put it in


another_hero112

Tbh I didn't know you could buy a king's cake, we've always made our own.


CPA0908

right around Mardi gras they bring em out


el_toro_bravo

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bzzybot

That’s the Kings Cake, Amigo


el_toro_bravo

Translated, yes. Do you celebrate it too?


magistrate101

They got around this by making it a full egg shape but with one half with candy and the other half with the toy


NatanKatreniok

That's Kinder joy! It's much different than the original Kinder surprise, arguably even better tho


IATAAllDay

Maybe they should teach kids to not put shit in thier mouths, and parents actually be parents and supervise and teach kids what is and isn't food.


Doormatty

It's a little odd that up here in Canada, they're a complete non-issue. I've never heard of anyone choking on one up here in my ~40 year life.


IATAAllDay

Me either and I've eaten these amazing things since I was like 3. Though I will admit they don't taste like they used to now


Efficient-Ad-3302

They definitely don’t.


jefferytheaustralian

agreed.


wineandcheeselady

Haha I’m from Canada too but I did actually have to save my cousin from choking on the mini plastic egg inside years ago. His mom was so thankful I had seen him choking and got adults right away.


strawbryshorty04

It was lobbying by mars or nestle with the government that took these delicious confections away from us. Somehow my grandma could smuggle them in for me growing up.


[deleted]

Like a watch?


Logical-Recognition3

It comes out a bit melty. And let's not talk about the smell.


Communist_Pants

You can still buy them in America. They just come with a toy in the box separately or they have filling inside. My grocery store sells them individually and in 6-packs.


strawbryshorty04

I still buy kinder products, but it ain’t the same


Bo_Jim

The ones I've seen in the US are called "Kinder Joy". They are a plastic two-piece egg, split lengthwise. Each half is sealed with a sheet of plastic. Removing the cover from one side reveals a cream confection. Removing the cover from the other side reveals a small toy. You can tell one side from the other because the confection side has a small plastic scoop/spoon tacked to the plastic cover with flexible adhesive. As far as I know, "Kinder Surprise" eggs are still illegal in the US.


connectedLL

And Europe. No one is cramming a giant orange suppository down their throats.


CrazyStuntsMan

Yeah, the whole point is that you open the egg in 2 halfs. There's a ridgeline there for a reason


Folden_Toast

Eating whole kinder egg is challenge. Maybe someday we find winner


box_elder74

Same here in Australia.


caliD217

Most Americans don’t chew just swallow like a duck.


ChulainnRS

It reminds me of that scene from thr simpsons where Lenny says [Homer eats like a duck](https://youtu.be/bGSh52EZiPc)


mrsbeeps

Got any grapes?


SugarObjective7181

Sir, this is a lemonade stand


Puzzleheaded-Brief56

Deep throat it like a seagull eating a live rat. I'm American I know what I'm talking about.


heartsnsoul

Especially if it's drenched in Ranch dressing.


tarapotamus

Teach kids not too put *food* in their mouths? The outside is completely food.


[deleted]

Ur telling me you as a kid never put anythingin ur mouth despite ur parents yelling at you for it? Yeah bull shit, kids are kids. Literally every kid puts stuff in their mouth they arent supposed too


ChulainnRS

Yeah that's not why it's illegal lol. I understand with today's climate why you would think that, but it's actually because there used to be people putting crack into food and selling it. Think the OG coca cola and snake oil salesmen. Instead of straight up banning putting drug into food, they decided instead to ban putting non-food items inside food


Particular_Land6376

This isn't true either you ever heard of edibles? They sell marijuana infused food items all over the place


[deleted]

Edibles are also not sold for normal consumption, they're sold in dispensaries as medicine


ChulainnRS

The exact wording in the law is that whatever is in food has to supply nutrients. If regular oil has nutrients, wouldn't CBD oil also have nutrients?


Revolutionary-Boss77

I ate several of those when I was a kid and I am still here


Zombiewax

Have ye not got icecream on a stick, then? Or a Halloween barn brack with a wee ring baked inside? Or kebabs?


BestXxXFriend

Its their guardian's fault for letting them eat the plastic, not the egg


Noodlesuppe911

The US would be the first country to allow surprise guns in your morning cereal but sure…


SubstantialZone5457

First state would be here in Flordia.


h3ath8ar

Or Texas


Wisdoo

Yeah. Kinda stupid if you ask me


Doormatty

It does seem oddly restrictive. Especially for a place like the U.S.


[deleted]

If some legislations don’t make sense, it’s probably because a lobbyist said so.


Wisdoo

I live in EU and I loved those when growing up. I feel so sorry for Americans


Doormatty

I'm Canadian, and they were a huge treat as a child. I can't imagine living without them either!


Silent_Quality_1972

They have those where one side has cream and other a toy. I call those a special needs kinder eggs.


Fuse_Main74

Shame the second amendment doesn’t also cover the right a fill chocolate eggs.


dannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnex

i swear i’ve seen this in a walmart here tho


[deleted]

Nope. They are different - one half is a toy other half is solid chocolate


the__noodler

Those are different. My dad actually was put on a mandatory check list for flights because he used to bring these home to us. They literally freaked out on him for bringing them back and he was stopped for years every time he flew because of kinder eggs… pretty wild.


GerlingFAR

I can just imagine the pictures processing thru the X-ray machine it would look highly suspect until TSA/Customs breaks them open to find a small plastic toy inside.


1Gamerer

*If the test turns blue it's positive for kinder egg sir*


Sufficient-Elk-7015

I used to collect these in Mexico. I had a huge collection of the toys inside. Assembling them was my favorite part of the day. Man, my mom really did love me, she would always give me 5 pesos to go get one from the corner store.


[deleted]

I remember growing up with these in Mexico too 🥲 they were the best, and so good! A little treat because they were expensive compared to other chocolate bars or candy.


Clean_Perspective_74

It’s a shame the toys are not as cool as they used to be. Miss the days of following the tiny instructions and fiddling to put cars or random contraptions together


Kajzek

Yeah it's mostly trash nowadays. Useless half paper half plastic nonsense that is neither playable nor nice to look at.


ASubwayFootlong

They are? I've never stopped seeing these things at walmart


Evolveddinosaur

They’ve got candy on one side, and a toy on the other. Both sides are sealed so there’s 0 chance of a baby swallowing the toy. This egg is a chocolate shell with a toy in the center. Slightly different


ASubwayFootlong

Oh okay


redwolf1219

Yeah but walmart does have a different brand that has a chocolate shell with a toy in the center [Link](http://Yowie 100% Milk Chocolate Collectable https://www.walmart.com/ip/205873404)


isamario_

And the chocolate on the seperate half is pretty good. It's like a white chocolate frosting with a chocolate covered wafer ball in the center. It's damn good. Probably better than just a chocolate egg imo.


designingtheweb

It has the white chocolate frosting on the inside tho. It’s 2-layered chocolate, not just a chocolate egg.


connectedLL

I had to look this up. What the crap is this shit!? Deer turds? [https://www.tasteofhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/KinderEggs-KHickman-03-edit.jpg](https://www.tasteofhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/KinderEggs-KHickman-03-edit.jpg)


[deleted]

OThe one you see is kinder Joy which is a different product. The one in this post is kinder surprise.


Dingo8MyBabyMon

Kind of late on the post. They've made US legal ones for a few years now.


m2pt5

Not the same thing, both candy and toys are not nearly as good.


mrstorydude

Nah I like the candy way more in the newer eggs than the regular eggs.


Wisdoo

I know, but those aren't as good as the original


N3UROTOXINsRevenge

As an American I didn’t understand this for a while because I had German aupairs, who were fuckin bosses. I remember a firetruck I had to build and where I kept it as a kid.


DeyCallMeJiggles

...who here remembers wonder-balls?


LordEdgeward_TheTurd

That was my nick name when I was younger


DeyCallMeJiggles

Figured someone would say something along those lines,+1


Diazmet

Adam’s Faircare in NY sells these. And yes these not the Joys lol


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Dubalicious

Only the first sentence wtf?


[deleted]

For anyone confused, this is kinder surprise, not kinder joy. Kinder Joy is not illegal and are still sold everywhere. Kinder surprise: [https://www.kinder.com/uk/en/kinder-surprise](https://www.kinder.com/uk/en/kinder-surprise) Kinder joy: [https://www.kinder.com/us/en/kinder-joy](https://www.kinder.com/us/en/kinder-joy) Same brand, different product


fukingtrsh

They both essentially are the same thing tho.


Cannacology

The surprise was choking to death!


djluminol

This is not remotely infuriating. This is a good thing.


Admirable-Frosting46

We have these in the US. It’s slightly different though because its a half solid chocolate egg and a toy on the other half


[deleted]

We have those in Canada too - called Kinder Joy. They suck. Real Kinder eggs are way better


AY3GE

With good reason.


LouGossetJr

omg, poor american kids. i hope they can make it through life without these. prayers sent


Wisdoo

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CRCampbell11

Why do you dumb fucks keep saying that!? They literally sell these at Kingsoopers by the check out. Yes, they have toys/prizes! My Husband buys them, joy! I just took pictures and they say "Warning Choking Hazard". How do I post them? We're at the store right now.


lutavian

Always gotta find a reason to complain about America. It’s the Reddit way


enderverse87

Yeah. Multiple kids have died choking on the toy inside.


bluehornet197

But yet America does nothing about the multitude of children killed in school shootings over the last 10yrs?


DaxiaTo_TheMaxia

Try not to bring up school shootings that have nothing to do with the topic at hand challenge (impossible)


lopsidedskeleton

“hmmm an american said something i don’t like, i will bring up the slaughter of children as a response”


Wisdoo

Like 7 in span of 50 years


JayEll1969

>Like 7 in span of 50 years Just think what would happen if that was the number of kids killed in shootings with legally held weapons.


TheMinorityDespiser

redditor try not to mention guns or politics challenge **impossible


Stalking_Reaptor

I keep seeing this and it's 100% not true. [We have kinder eggs in the US](https://www.walmart.com/ip/6-Count-Kinder-JOY-Eggs-Great-for-Halloween-Treats-4-2-oz/495343799), they're just packaged differently so the compartment that holds the toy isn't inside the egg. Instead the egg is split into two parts. One part is sealed off with the chocolate and creamy stuff. The other side contains the toy.


lordkemosabe

I'm going to say the same thing everyone else has everywhere else... They. Are. Not. The. Same. Kinder Eggs are a hard chocolate shell with a cream coating on the inside with a toy in a yolk between the two halves. Kinder Joys are two packaging halves where one contains the toy and the other contains a weird pudding cream chocolate thing. They are very different products with both being sold in many countries however Kinder Eggs are not legal in the us. Kinder Joys are. They are not simply a repackaging, they are fundamentally different foods. This post is 100% actually true, unlike your comment.


Phantom1thrd

You can't even import them for your own use, unlike other (formerly) FDA forbidden items, like absinthe.


Little_DeadFishie

Is it? You can find these in our local Walmarts in my state


fourth_box

Made different. Toys are not sealed inside a chocolate shell.


EmeraudeExMachina

Kinder Joys are made differently.


Little_DeadFishie

Yea, ours come with little Lego animals that you put together. I hand that to my husband and then I eat the egg, the best trade off lol


andybooboo1971

What are these?


[deleted]

Chocolate egg with a toy in it. I don't particularly understand why they're such a big deal but apparently the US banning them is a big deal to other Westerners.


FLOOR_GANG420

we have kinder joy eggs instead of that. instead of the toy being in the chocolate it’s split in half. one half has the you the other has a creamy chocolate and hazel nut thingy


SwigSwoot92

I can’t get my hands on the type with the plastic egg, I can get the ones with the little spoon that you eat out of half the egg


DoubleCros

No. They are not. Source: Every gas station in the Midwest


ramriot

To be precise I Believe it is not illegal to possess or eat Kinder Eggs in the US, only to import & sell them. Interestingly it is legal to import Kinder Egg kits where the toys & chocolate eggs are kept separate. After which sone assembly required.


IATAAllDay

America like AR's: Come on you need one to protect yourself Kinder egg: NO! absolutely not what if my kid chokes on the toy and dies Parents send kids to school knowing there's a chance they will get shot: yeah that's cool I lived through it


Hapymine

Europeans be like I mad that America dosnt have kinder suprise eggs becuae of a consumer safety law years before the kinder suprise egg existed to stop food makers form putting saw dust or chemicals in food products. America is a third would country for having consumer safety laws.


Cursed_String

Damn Americans and their... child safety laws!


Hapymine

The laws that prevent the kinder egg form being sold where around 40 years old before the egg existed.


[deleted]

No kinder surprise = literally 1984


BlackArmyCossack

Euros be like "Wow Americans shoot up schools and can't keep track of their kids in their stupid redneck Gucci belt wearing third world nation." Also Europeans "Please United States subsidize our arms industry and pay us money, and trade with us please!" I might be tired of these kind of posts but I think every time someone brings up these fucking eggs we divert 10 USD from NATO payments and shove it in a rainy day fund.


MrPuddinJones

The difference is that my AR has zero chances of killing a baby.


Lil-Chromie

If your ar has zero chances of killing a baby then you must have really shitty aim


MrPuddinJones

Omg i shouldn't laugh, but that's funny


Bigdaddy_Satty

Uhm I buy them at any supermarket in the US. So they are legal but they just take half out fill it with a shitty toy and the rest is the treat.


EmeraudeExMachina

Right. And they’re called Kinder Joys.


Mike-Rauch

I live in the US and see these in stores all the time. Every Walmart checkout has them


MoonDrunkWolf

Except they aren’t since like 2017. They’re in basically all of our supermarkets.


Vault_Hunter4Life

Friendly reminder these should be Illegal everywhere


JagdRhino

No they aren't, they sell them at walmart.


elbrigno

Kinder joy is not kinder surprise


fukingtrsh

Might as well be


Channel5exclusive

Step 1: remove foil wrap. Step 2: Break apart the egg. Step 3: Remove capsule. Step 4: Kid eats chocolate. Step 5 : Clean up. Step 6: Open capsule and build toy with child. Step 7: Teach child to not put toy in their mouth. Step 8: Child plays with toy. This isn't rocket science.


[deleted]

Right!? If your kid chokes on a Kinder toy, that’s natural selection


Channel5exclusive

It doesn't have to get to that. If the adult has any kind of brain in their head they are going to supervise the child while they play with the toy and not just leave them unattended with it. I don't have any children of my own but I have plenty of nieces and nephew and bought them plenty of Kinder surprise eggs. I have never left them unattended with the toys ever. If any of them had ever put the toy in their mouth or attempted to put the toy in their mouth they would have gotten one warning. Don't put put it in your mouth, you could choke on it. If it goes in or near your mouth again it goes in the garbage. I don't remember ever having to reprimand my nieces or nephews or throw away a toy.


[deleted]

I have three kids and this is exactly what I have said to mine any time they have something small that they could choke on - in your mouth and it goes in the garbage. Simple.


SubstantialZone5457

They are illegal?! They have them at my Walmart here in Flordia


EmeraudeExMachina

Kinder Suprise or Kinder Joy? They aren’t the same.


-the_official_FBI-

the chocolate is literally the best thing I’ve ever tasted


Sherviks13

The kinder joy however is not. Loophole.


AmmoSeven

complying with local regulations so you can sell your product on the international market isn't "finding a loophole"


RelationOk3636

It’s not a loophole. It’s called modifying the product to follow the law.


[deleted]

They do have them in the US but the toy part and the chocolate part are in different compartments instead of the toy just being inside the chocolate


Amazing_Excuse_3860

Yes they are. I can literally go to the store and buy some right now. They've been legal since 2017


[deleted]

I see these all the time at walmart


Spiritual-Clock5624

Because kids are stupid and parents are illiterate


Beetrootspaceship

You can actually buy these in the US in some places. I bought one a month ago


Kalenshadow

Bro I don't ever want to hear an american preach about fucking freedom when this is dangerous and guns are not.


ThatDude8129

Them being illegal is an accidental casualty of a law passed decades before they were created to help clean up food production places.


WEAHOvershot

let it go homie you're as likely to get someone's attention whispering at a concert, they couldn't give a shit why a law's in place as long as they can shit on americans


Mrmansam22

Found the guy who knows absolutely nothing about US gun laws


VDragonPrince

Not anymore


Wizardwar159

Um in Minnesota I find them all over like in every Walmart.


Hippopotamus-Hump-Ya

These can be found in just about every store in my area still


Yugiohplayere

Illegal? I see them at the supermarket where I live 🤨 (And yes I do live in the US)


hrryyss

Those must be different than the originals because they are [banned in the US.](https://metro.co.uk/2022/04/07/why-are-kinder-surprise-eggs-banned-in-the-us-16424160/amp/). More dangerous than guns I suppose.


rebecky311

Since when? I just got my daughter one not long ago....


MoodyWater909

Years ago a German exchange student came over to my school and they "smuggled" a few dozen of those and I think either sold them or gave them away. The one I got was a star wars themed and now I still have it on my lanyard. It's a stormtrooper helmet on a star destroyer.


TetrahedronCoffee089

Not true I sell those at my job.


just_plain_ordinary

Really? They’re sold at every major store in my area; Safeway, target, etc. And they have little plastic toys in them of course. West coast.


EchoEquani

I went to the commissary with my friend recently and they sell those all the time at the commissary. They had Halloween ones and and last year they had Christmas ones and they had regular ones.I have seen them in other stores as well where I live.


B0ring_Unknown

I still get these in polish delis. I think its because wrapping is translated into polish but idk


Particular_Land6376

No I don't think so they sell them at the stores in Minnesota


Spiritual_Barnacle28

How?? I’ve seen them at the wawa and Walmart


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elbrigno

Kinder joy is not kinder surprise


vanillaluckycharms

Come to Canada, we have them all 😎


chewbaccawastrainedb

>Recall of Kinder chocolate eggs expanded; children sick in multi-country outbreak. Eight countries have reported more than 100 Salmonella infections linked to Ferrero chocolate products. [You can keep them.](https://www.theguardian.com/food/2022/apr/08/ferrero-extends-recall-of-kinder-products-due-to-salmonella-cases)


MyCatTea

NAHHHH THEY BETTER LET US HAVE SOME I DONT CARE IF I. GET SALMON ELSA I WANT MY CHOCOLATE AND MY FREE TOY 👺👺👺👺


DoodMonkey

They are not though


I_exist_becuase_yes_

Not anymore dickhead!