Kinder surprise is too dangeros for 'America'

Pictured above is a chocolate novelty called Kinder Surprise or Kinder Joy. It’s a chocolate egg, costing about $2 or $3. Each egg has a little toy inside, measuring no more than an inch or two. While most common in Germany, Italy, and the rest of central Europe, Kinder Surprise can be found around the world — except for the United States, where they’re illegal.

In 1938, the American government passed the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act (FFDCA), a law which, among many many other things, bans the import or manufacture of …

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