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"As you understand, toys, especially imported toys, are not only not citizens of Russia but they are not even people," Andrei Lyapunov, a spokesman for Barnaul, told local media.

100 Kinder Surprise toys

Bluesecrets wrote:

100 Kinder Surprise toys

!!!!! Even Russia can have Kinder Eggs and the US can't!?!?!

It is a brilliant bit of information Bruce.

More recently, the US Consumer Products Safety Commission determined in 2008 that the product did not meet the small-parts requirement for toys for children under the age of three, creating a choking and asphyxiation hazard in young children. From 1991 to 1998, at least 4 children around the world have died of choking after swallowing the toy inside the Kinder egg.[6]

On January 10, 2011, it was reported that a Kinder egg was seized from a woman's car during a random inspection while entering the United States from Canada. She was informed that bringing the egg into the United States could result in a $300 fine.[2] Seizures such as that one, and even the prohibition of the product itself, have been cited on political blogs and web forums as an example of an overzealous application of law and an intrusion upon personal liberty.[7] The rationale against a ban of the product also takes the form that deaths have been too few for it to be considered a serious danger. Additionally, the argument is made that there should be a consistent standard in place, as several worse dangers are not regulated.[8]

Bluesecrets wrote:Kinder Eggs are the one of the most collected contraband coming out of Canada into the US. I read that somewhere once...Trevor can back me on that. I believe the reason we don't have them here in the US is because the toys can be a "choking hazard."

See the following info:

More recently, the US Consumer Products Safety Commission determined in 2008 that the product did not meet the small-parts requirement for toys for children under the age of three, creating a choking and asphyxiation hazard in young children. From 1991 to 1998, at least 4 children around the world have died of choking after swallowing the toy inside the Kinder egg.[6]

On January 10, 2011, it was reported that a Kinder egg was seized from a woman's car during a random inspection while entering the United States from Canada. She was informed that bringing the egg into the United States could result in a $300 fine.[2] Seizures such as that one, and even the prohibition of the product itself, have been cited on political blogs and web forums as an example of an overzealous application of law and an intrusion upon personal liberty.[7] The rationale against a ban of the product also takes the form that deaths have been too few for it to be considered a serious danger. Additionally, the argument is made that there should be a consistent standard in place, as several worse dangers are not regulated.[8]

Meanwhile, if those law makers would take the time to have fun with one and taste the chocolate...or just let us have the really huge one I got in Canada once.

mencot wrote: whut that is pathetic, so you don't have kinder eggs in the us because of that. Hey first of all there is a big warninglabel on the box and is there on the eggs too on, "not for children under 3" and second who would give the small toy to someone under 3. not going political here because this is not the right place( but stranges how goverments concentrate on this kinds of things and ignore other more important things.) so do you have other Kinder merchandises, choclate bar and candy then?

Kev wrote: Fact: More kids choked to death on legos last year than on kindertoys.