Seattle men busted at border -- for chocolate eggs

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Seattle men busted at border -- for chocolate eggs


Two Seattle men were recently pinched crossing the Canadian border, but the men weren't carrying guns or drugs -- they were packing illegal *candy.

Brandon Loo and Christopher Sweeney were on a trip to Vancouver when they decided to bring home some treats for friends and *family.

They bought Kinder Eggs. The chocolate eggs, which aren't available in America, come with a toy*inside.

Without thinking much of it, the duo picked up six of the eggs before heading*home.

"We packed it in the back of the car because we weren't going to eat them," Loo*said.

When they got to the border, the guards began searching the car and soon found the*eggs.

"He said, 'Are you aware Kinder Eggs are illegal in the United States and carry a $2,500 fine per egg?' And I actually laughed," Sweeney*said.

As it turns out, Kinder Eggs are banned from the United States because they contain a "non-nutritive object embedded" inside*them.

Loo and Sweeney spent two-and-a-half hours in a border detention center pleading their case to*officers.

"They wasted our time," Sweeney said. "They wasted the money spent on the agents to do this and there are other cars that went through without checking them at*all."

The men eventually got off with a warning. Last year alone, Customs and Border Protection seized 25,000 Kinder*Eggs.
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Glad they caught these guys. The obesity problem is out of hand.


:coffee:
 
As it turns out, Kinder Eggs are banned from the United States because they contain a "non-nutritive object embedded" inside*them.



The bell tolls loudly as we all await the banning of peaches, nectarines, plums and avocados.
 
Maybe this explains it:



HIGH CAFFEINE LEVELS FOUND OFF OREGON

High caffeine levels in the waters off the Oregon coast are likely the result of pollution from human waste, scientists say. After testing water samples from 14 spots, researchers from Portland State University and Washington State University found high levels of caffeine at two sites far from large population centers, while discovering low levels of caffeine near cities and wastewater treatment plants. While far below deadly levels, the caffeine could be affecting marine life in unknown ways, the study's authors say.


http://www.outsideonline.com/news-from-the-field/High-Caffeine-Levels-Found-Off-Oregon-07202012.html
 
Claremonster said:
Maybe this explains it:



HIGH CAFFEINE LEVELS FOUND OFF OREGON

High caffeine levels in the waters off the Oregon coast are likely the result of pollution from human waste, scientists say. After testing water samples from 14 spots, researchers from Portland State University and Washington State University found high levels of caffeine at two sites far from large population centers, while discovering low levels of caffeine near cities and wastewater treatment plants. While far below deadly levels, the caffeine could be affecting marine life in unknown ways, the study's authors say.


http://www.outsideonline.com/news-from-the-field/High-Caffeine-Levels-Found-Off-Oregon-07202012.html
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Seriously? They are illegal because there is a prize inside? :shake:

All of Canada is laughing at us right now.
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Probably. Next it'll be tax-free black market soda pop. OMG
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Cyclamates are legal in Canada, but banned in the US. We can't have people sneaking that tasty diet soda into the US.

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Forget the soda. I want one of those eggs.
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Huh I've brought a bunch of Kinder eggs back from Canada like almost every year for the last 20. I have the toys to prove it :)
 
I don't have any intact chocolate eggs just the toys I can send pyxis one if she wants
 
Our tax dollars @ work. We need more money for CPB/Homeland Security, and while we're at it the FDA as well.

Imagine...chocolate eggs on our very doorstep! You thought Joe Camel was bad, these little Sweet Morsels of Death are called KinderEggs, for crying out loud!

For the love of GOD, when will someone think of the children!?!? :sob:
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The narrow shelf is all kinder egg toys, I have more not displayed. I'm an international criminal :confused::confused:
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinder_Surprise
Prohibition on sale or import into the United States

While Kinder eggs have been available in Canada since 1975, the product has never been allowed into the US for several reasons.
The 1938 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act contains a section highlighting that a confectionery product with a non-nutritive object, partially or totally imbedded within it, cannot be sold within the United States, unless the FDA issues a regulation that the non-nutritive object has functional value.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference">[8]</sup> Essentially, the 1938 Act bans “the sale of any candy that has imbedded in it a toy or trinket.” <sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference">[9]</sup> (Products like Cracker Jack that contain inedible toys in the same package are not subject to the ban because the toy is in the box, not in the food.)<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[citation needed]</sup>
It is not clear that Kinder Surprise indeed has an “imbedded” toy.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference">[10]</sup> In 2012 the FDA re-issued their import alert stating “The imbedded non-nutritive objects in these confectionery products may pose a public health risk as the consumer may unknowingly choke on the object.” <sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference">[11]</sup>
In 1989, Ferrero sought a regulation through a petition, but it was later withdrawn and no such regulation has been issued.
In 1997, the staff of the CPSC, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, examined and issued a recall for some Kinder Surprise illegally brought into the US with foreign labels. The staff determined that the toys within the eggs had small parts. 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. <sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference">[12]</sup>
However, no statute or regulation of the CPSC specifically addresses this category of products in the US.
It should be noted that wherever marketed and sold throughout the world, Kinder Surprise bears prominent warnings both on the outer and inner packaging advising the consumer that the toy is “not suitable for children under three years, due to the presence of small parts” and that “adult supervision is recommended.” <sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference">[13]</sup>
Between 1991 and 1998 there were six reported deaths worldwide of children who choked after swallowing the toy inside the Kinder egg.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference">[14]</sup>
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.<sup id="cite_ref-CBC_3-1" class="reference">[4]</sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference">[15]</sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference">[16]</sup>






These things are scarier than hot coffee from McDonalds :eek:hnoez:
 
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