They are for younger children, however older people have been known to keep and collect the Kinder Egg Surprise toys. They are very popular with collectors. They can be broadly divided into two types: animal themes and cartoon characters. The earliest sets were released only in Germany and Italy, but after about , they were released in many different countries.
There have been many sets of metal figures, the majority of them being soldiers, issued since late Also, sets such as the 5 out of 5 aeroplanes have only been sold in the airports. Recently, [ when? These toys are designed to challenge other twistheads owners by removing the top half of the head on each toy and attaching the toys together. Then each player will twist their character and the person with the highest number is victorious.
These toys are also able to be scanned and used on www. The toys are also key chains. In , the parents of three children in the United Kingdom who died after choking on toys inside edible eggs campaigned for the products to be withdrawn from the European Union. Defenders of the chocolates said that these had been unfortunate fatalities.
Many other products and toys with small parts are available in the market place. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act contains a section highlighting that a confectionery product with a non-nutritive object, partially or totally embedded within it, cannot be sold within the United States, unless the FDA issues a regulation that the non-nutritive object has functional value. The staff presumed that Kinder Surprise, being a chocolate product, was intended for children of all ages, including those under three years of age.
On this basis, the staff took the position that Kinder Surprise was in violation of the small parts regulation and banned from importation into the US. In January , U. Additionally, the argument is made that there should be a consistent standard in place, as several worse dangers are not regulated.
However the petition failed to meet the required number of signatures by January 26, and was therefore declined. In addition to the main line of Kinder eggs, giant-sized Kinder eggs known as "Maxi eggs" are also manufactured.
They include toys bigger than the regular-sized kind. Pop Culture Wiki Explore. Wiki Content. Recent blog posts Forum. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Taste of chocolate was good but I found it too expensive.
The quantity of chocolate was less and the small toy is useless as its not worth playing. Why are Kinder Eggs banned in the US? We take particular care to make sure that consumers know that Kinder toys are not suitable for use by children under the age of three; to ensure this, we clearly communicate this information on all the Kinder eggs packaging and always recommend adult supervision during play involving our toys. One half of the egg contains two layers of milky sweet creams topped with 2 crispy wafer bites filled with cocoa cream.
The other half of the egg contains an exciting surprise toy. It produced since Oops! Of all the Kinder Egg toys listed here, these are the ones that we remember the clearest. Who can forget the little one breaking out of their egg, or the one eating a melon with a happy look on their face? These hip and trendy Crocodiles rode skateboards and rollerskates, listened to their walkman and, er, rolled around on the floor?
Kinder Joy is banned because of a probable safety issues with the toy in it if used by small kids. To answer the legal question, the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act is the law most cited to justify the embargo on Kinder Eggs. Because a toy is kept inside a confection, Kinder eggs are embargoed from point of entry into the US.
Kinder Surprise is a chocolate egg containing a toy inside a plastic shell. Kinder Eggs, on the other hand, are essentially a chocolate, egg-shaped shell that contains a hard plastic egg, inside of which is a small toy. Kinder Joy has a wonderful flavorful mix between Nutella and the inside of a Ferrero Rocher candy, topped with two chocolate-covered wafer balls.
There are more than 1. The greatest, registered , private collection of Kinder Surprises is more than 8.
There is an estimated production of 1. Ferrero is a company with more than In addition to the regular collectible toys, Kinder Surprise series generally contain special limited-edition sets.
These sets tend to vary greatly between countries, with many variations in toys, but more especially paper instructions, which tend to be unique to the specific countries in which the sets are released. Some sets are released in many countries, while others are only issued in one or two. Hand-painted figurines are solid toys that generally do not require assembly.
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