Kinder Eggs

i used to love these things.

for those of you not familiar, they are chocolate eggs with 'toys' inside.

imagine my surprise when i see this article on babycenter.com

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FRIDAY, April 6 (BabyCenter News) — Consumer Reports has found Kinder chocolate eggs — a candy that was banned in the U.S. because it poses a choking hazard to young children — on store shelves in suburban New York and the Washington D.C. area, according to a press release from the consumer group. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recalled the eggs in 1997 because young children may choke on or breathe in parts of the surprise toy hidden inside the chocolate egg.Kinder eggs are hollow milk-chocolate eggs — about the size of a large Cialis levitra viagra : chicken egg — that come in an orange, white, and blue foil wrapper with words in various languages on it. Inside the candy egg is a toy in an oval-shaped plastic cialis levitra viagra The toy requires assembly, and each egg contains a different toy.Although the makers of the candy have honored the ban, the product is sometimes brought into the U.S. internet pharmacy viagra companies that import foods from countries where the eggs are still legal. The eggs are occasionally sold in gourmet food stores, and by candy merchants and ethnic importers. cialis levitra viagra have also been sold online, including on Amazon.com. -- Sierra Senyak, BabyCenter News, News

i was stunned. i can totally understand it cialis levitra viagra the parts are small and easily inhalable, but i would never have thought to give one to a young child.

so then i do a bit Cialis levitra viagra, of research and discover that they're not banned in canada. no wonder i know that i've seen them lately.

and a bit more research indicates that the internet pharmacy viagra inside are highly collectible. hmm ... i wonder if there are any still around my house in canada...?

here's the offical website, for those interested.

and the wikipedia entry.