Chupa Chups

[banditpony]

That Rainbow dash is awesome
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[summerday]

Oooooo! My bestie lives in Russia now. I've asked her to be on the lookout.

[StoryDreamer]

Need Luna!

Yeah, due to FDA regulations, can't have toys/plastic inside candy. Weird.

[CrystalMist]

Super cool! I was born in the UK, so I would be super psyched if they brought them over here in the US! The only reason kinder eggs are illegal in the US is because they have small parts and then that could cause children because they are intended for children, so they might choke on the small parts.

[brittney_rochelle]

I hope these come to the US, but I believe that kinder eggs are illegal in the US (correct me if i'm wrong), even though I have found them in a candy shop is providence, rhode island. I need that luna figure!

AH THESE LOOK AWESOME!!!
I think they are. We had them in the past I think?

[Lightning Twirl]

Aaaahhh! I need these! They look like game pieces :p So these are illegal in the US? LOL!

[StoryDreamer]

Well... maybe we might get them.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/americanized-kinder-surprise-chocolate-egg-approved-fda-article-1.1290804

WHOO!!

Also history:

The company had to work through a number of limitations. This type of product hasn’t been legal in America since 1938, when the FDA banned manufacturers from placing inedible toys inside candy. Plus, the CPSC wants any embedded toy surprises to be safe for kids of all ages.
The original Kinder Surprises may be delightful, but they fail to pass both of these tests. Manufactured by the Italian company Ferrero, the toys inside Kinder Surprise eggs are only safe for kids ages 3 and up. Some of the toys come in small parts that need to be fitted together after they’re taken out of the egg. The CPSC believes these small parts could be choking hazards for younger kids.


Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/americanized-kinder-surprise-chocolate-egg-approved-fda-article-1.1290804#ixzz2gWsvvjNT

[StarSwirl05]

Ah yeah, candy with toys inside are illegal in the US cuz of choking hazard. Customs and border patrol are actually VERY strict about letting any into the country, so no ordering them overseas D|

So wait, these are illegal because of a choking hazard? That makes no sense when just about any toy one can think of that gets released in the US has a choking hazard and is perfectly legal.

[StoryDreamer]

Read my post above. They're illegal because of a FDA rule that's been around since the 1930s that says nonedible things can't be put inside of candy.Plus, the CPSC wants any embedded toy surprises to be safe for kids of all ages.

However, a manufacturer just released a FDA-approved version of Kinder Surprise in the USA..

[Firehooves]

yeah, it'd be awesome to get these realeased here. Hopefully they do pony versions of the approved candies and toys.

[spottedslug]

Rainbow Dash front kick! k'yah!

[Ionn]

Rainbow Dash just made kickboxing 20% cooler...oooooor she's falling over backward. Perhaps both! 

In any case I need these.


Does anyone else get 'Chupa Chups' just running through their heads like a nonsensical mantra? If it's a Spanish company, what does it mean? I'm going to be singing it forever!

[Flitter]

Fun poses! I remember seeing ChupaChups on a list of MLP licencees and wondered what they'd possibly be doing with it. This is it!

[Teddy]

Omg, those are cute!

[NoDivision]

Unfortunately, no, these would not be allowed into the US. Here's why.

This is a Kinder egg:
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Kinder eggs are a complete egg all the way around, with a separate capsule inside. That's why they are illegal, because from the outside the capsule is not visibly evident. Because: stupid. (Also because the toys are not approved for all ages, but even if they were, the egg/capsule design is still not allowed.)

This is a Choco Treasure egg
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The choco treasure is not one complete egg. It is 2 halves. The capsule has a special ridge that goes around it and the 2 halves sit on top of it. The plastic capsule is clearly visible when the item is whole, which is how this company managed to get around the restriction.

The ban on chocolate eggs/balls with an enclosed capsule inside has NOT been lifted. The media  stupidly put "Kinder Surprise" in the headline of a lot of stories reporting about the choco treasure, leading a lot of people to be like "OMG yay Kinder eggs are legal in the US now!" and then not actually reading the story. But they're not. Items like kinder eggs, and these chupa chups chocolate balls, are still not allowed in the US.

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