In several collections with interesting facts published on the Internet, it is claimed: in America you can’t buy the famous sweetness in the form of a chocolate egg with a toy inside. We checked whether this is really so.

The authors of publications on a variety of resources paradoxically report that in the USA it is impossible to buy Kinder Surprise-a delicacy so familiar to millions of Russian children. Similar statements can be found in Collections With interesting facts about the United States, and in materials about the history of Kinder-Surprise, and on popular blog platforms like "Picabu" And "Yandex.Zen".

The idea of "Kinder arose in Italy. In 1968, the owner of Ferrero Michele Ferrero decided to create a sweetness based on traditional chocolate eggs, which Italians gave children to Easter. At first, the idea was taken coldly, and Ferrero suggested adding milk to the future Kinder-Surprise-he believed that this would attract the attention of mothers who care about the fact that the dessert should be useful. For six years, the Italian, together with William Salis, developed a recipe and marketing strategy, and in 1974 the company launched production. According to journalists, Ferrero annually Sells Almost a billion chocolate eggs with a surprise.

It was toys hidden inside the Kinder-Surprise, at the same time made this sweet sweet and closed the road to the counters of American stores. Accepted Back in 1938, the Federal Law on Food, Medicines and Cosmetics (FFDCA) prohibits Sell confectionery products containing an “inedible object”. In 2012, the Office for Sanitary Supervision of the Quality of Food and Medicines (FDA) even released A special resolution devoted directly to the Kinder-Surprise and confirming that there is a ban not only on sale, but also for imports with respect to these chocolate eggs. The latter is especially relevant, because in neighboring Canada and Mexico the sweetness is legal and not all Americans know about existing restrictions. Violation of the ban can bring to a fine of up to $ 2500.

Ferrero was able to find how to get around the ban. Since 2018 in the USA sell Sweetness called Kinder Joy. The problem with the Kinder-Surprise was that the container with the toy was inside the chocolate egg, and Kinder Joy consists of two plastic containers in the form of halves of the egg. Each of these halves is isolated, a toy is hidden in one, in the other a dessert itself. Thus, there is nothing inedible inside the confectionery, so Kinder Joy meets American law.