Despite the fact that Kinder-brand chocolate eggs are banned in the United States, the candy – with a toy inside – is still being sold in some places in the country.
This product is banned for sale here because the toy surprise hidden inside can pose choking and aspiration hazards to children younger than 3 years of age, reports the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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. The toy inside the egg is contained in an oval-shaped plastic capsule. The toy requires assembly and each egg contains a different toy. Labeling is in various languages.
Consumers who have purchased this product should immediately take it away from young children, the commission advises.
The commission conducted a recall of these chocolate eggs in August 1997.
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Hi Jarlin,
Thanks for your comment on my blog.
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Rita
I’m glad I’ve never heard of this chocolate. That means I never bought it.
Hi Beverly,
I’ve never seen this chocolate either, but it’s good to know about so we can avoid purchase.
It’s amazing that it’s banned in the U.S., but some stores still sell it.
Rita