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Kinder Surprise Eggs have been banned in the U.S. since 1938. Manufactured by an Italian company called Ferrero, the chocolate egg filled with a surprise toy has been called the “biggest kids candy in the world.” Nevertheless, kids can’t enjoy these treats in the U.S. In 1938, the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act prohibited any non-nutritive component from being embedded in a confectionary product. To put it another way: small toys embedded in chocolate treats are chocking hazards. Still, these beloved chocolate candies have legions of ardent fans; in 2013, a Winnipeg woman was fined $300 for crossing the Canadian-U.S. border with a Kinder Surprise Egg. Tens of thousands of eggs are seized every year by U.S. customs.
