Banned "Kinder Chocolate Eggs" Containing Toys
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is
aware of reports that some retailers in the U.S. have been selling
Kinder-brand chocolate eggs in advance of the Easter holiday. CPSC staff
is alerting retailers that the product as sold is banned in the U.S. and
they should be removed from store shelves. In August 1997, CPSC
conducted a recall of these eggs.
This product is banned for sale in the United States because the toy
surprise hidden inside can pose choking and aspiration hazards to
children younger than 3 years of age.
The Kinder eggs are hollow milk chocolate eggs about the size of a large
hen's egg in an orange, white and blue foil wrapper. The toy within the
egg is contained in an oval-shaped plastic capsule. The toy requires
assembly and each egg contains a different toy. The labeling is in
various languages.
Consumers who have purchased this product should immediately take them
away from young children.
To see a picture of the recalled product(s) visit the CPSC's web site.
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