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Politics, Mature and taboo => Political Pundits => Topic started by: 'andersom' on January 11, 2011, 03:50:54 PM
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Woman's candy egg seized at border (http://ca.news.yahoo.com/womans-candy-egg-seized-border-20110110-145449-459.html)
A cross-border kerfuffle over a popular chocolate treat nearly cost a Winnipeg woman a $300 fine and saddled her with a bureaucratic headache.
Lind Bird was recently stopped at the U.S. border and selected for a random search of her vehicle. She was warned she could have faced a fine after the customs official found — and seized — her $2 Kinder Surprise egg as illegal contraband.
Bird learned U.S. authorities have banned the candy because they come with a plastic toy inside that could, if eaten, choke a small child.
"It's just a chocolate egg," Bird said. "And they were making a big deal. They said 'if you were caught with this across the border you would get charged a $300 fine,'" she said.
"It's ridiculous. It's so ridiculous," she added.
In Canada, however, officials said the eggs are so difficult to get into there's little chance they could harm anyone. As such, they are legal.
The U.S. takes catching illegal Kinder candy seriously, judging by the number of them they've confiscated in the last year. Officials said they've seized more than 25,000 of the treats in 2,000 separate seizures.
"They have been determined to present … a choking hazard to young children," said Mike Milne, a spokesman for the U.S. department of customs and border protection. Milne said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration supports the Kinder Surprise ban.
As trivial as the border seizure may seem, Bird said the U.S. government has sent her a seven-page letter asking her to formally authorize the destruction of her seized Kinder egg.
"I thought it was a joke. I had to read it twice. But they are serious," she said.
The letter states if Bird wishes to contest the seizure, she'll have to pay $250 for it to be stored as the two sides wrangle over it.
A comprehensive list of items Canadians can't import into the U.S. can be found here.
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Well, that's us, Team America, World Police! :zoinks:
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I would have agreed with prohibiting import because of the crappy taste of the product.
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Bureaucracy at it's finest :zombiefuck: That in a nutshell is what is wrong with government today
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Ah, but they don't tell you they destroy the egg by eating it on coffee break.
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Ah, but they don't tell you they destroy the egg by eating it on coffee break.
But they're government agents! They wouldn't lie! :orly:
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Ah, but they don't tell you they destroy the egg by eating it on coffee break.
But they're government agents! They wouldn't lie! :orly:
Ah, but they're not lying. They're just omitting unnecessary information.
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Ah, but they don't tell you they destroy the egg by eating it on coffee break.
But they're government agents! They wouldn't lie! :orly:
Ah, but they're not lying. They're just omitting unnecessary information.
Oh yeah, that's right! And they are omitting it in the interest of national security! :2thumbsup:
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Ah, but they don't tell you they destroy the egg by eating it on coffee break.
But they're government agents! They wouldn't lie! :orly:
Ah, but they're not lying. They're just omitting unnecessary information.
Oh yeah, that's right! And they are omitting it in the interest of national security! :2thumbsup:
And calorie counts. If the taxpayers don't know they're being eaten, then the candy eggs have no calories.
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Ah, but they don't tell you they destroy the egg by eating it on coffee break.
But they're government agents! They wouldn't lie! :orly:
Ah, but they're not lying. They're just omitting unnecessary information.
Oh yeah, that's right! And they are omitting it in the interest of national security! :2thumbsup:
And calorie counts. If the taxpayers don't know they're being eaten, then the candy eggs have no calories.
And that way the government agents don't gain any weight, and they remain lean and fit to do their jobs! :2thumbsup:
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Ah, but they don't tell you they destroy the egg by eating it on coffee break.
But they're government agents! They wouldn't lie! :orly:
Ah, but they're not lying. They're just omitting unnecessary information.
Oh yeah, that's right! And they are omitting it in the interest of national security! :2thumbsup:
And calorie counts. If the taxpayers don't know they're being eaten, then the candy eggs have no calories.
And that way the government agents don't gain any weight, and they remain lean and fit to do their jobs! :2thumbsup:
I wish I lived in your world.
... actually a long weekend holiday there would do fine for me.
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Ah, but they don't tell you they destroy the egg by eating it on coffee break.
But they're government agents! They wouldn't lie! :orly:
Ah, but they're not lying. They're just omitting unnecessary information.
Oh yeah, that's right! And they are omitting it in the interest of national security! :2thumbsup:
And calorie counts. If the taxpayers don't know they're being eaten, then the candy eggs have no calories.
And that way the government agents don't gain any weight, and they remain lean and fit to do their jobs! :2thumbsup:
I wish I lived in your world.
... actually a long weekend holiday there would do fine for me.
I wish I lived there too! :laugh:
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I agree with Parts. That's just insane to threaten someone like that over a little chocolate egg with a tiny toy inside. They probably took the cool toys out of Cracker Jack for a similar reason.
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Wow that is stupid as fuck. Kids would accidentally eat the toy as their mouth wouldn't be able to bite into the whole egg like that. You're usually meant to break it open.
Chocolate eggs aren't allowed but guns are :zoinks:
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I gave Kinder Surprise eggs to my nieces and nephews last Easter. I never thought they would be illegal in some places.
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I gave Kinder Surprise eggs to my nieces and nephews last Easter. I never thought they would be illegal in some places.
That makes you a criminal Ren.
Better get used to it. :laugh:
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I gave Kinder Surprise eggs to my nieces and nephews last Easter. I never thought they would be illegal in some places.
That makes you a criminal Ren.
Better get used to it. :laugh:
Auntie Outlaw! She'll have to go on the run! :arrr:
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Did you guys know that the Kinder Eggs are made by the same people who make Happy Hippos?
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Yes, I had noticed.
I wondered if they had that same over sweet too little chocolate taste.
Bueno is another thing made by them.
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They make Nutella too. I went through jars and jars of that as a kid :)
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They make Nutella too. I went through jars and jars of that as a kid :)
I like it now and then.
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They make Nutella too. I went through jars and jars of that as a kid :)
I guess that's something one either loves or ... doesn't. I tried some once and it just tasted strange. :tinfoil:
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I've never had sunflower butter, and I want to try it. :orly:
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I've never had sunflower butter, and I want to try it. :orly:
That sounds like fairy food! :star: :goodwitch: :star:
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I've never had sunflower butter, and I want to try it. :orly:
That sounds like fairy food! :star: :goodwitch: :star:
It's one of those thinks I keep forgetting about. Whenever I hear about it, I think oooooo I really want to try that, and then I forget about it again until the next time I hear it. :lol1:
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They make Nutella too. I went through jars and jars of that as a kid :)
I guess that's something one either loves or ... doesn't. I tried some once and it just tasted strange. :tinfoil:
You don't like Nutella?
It's like the food of the gods... :GA:
(http://data.whicdn.com/images/59509001/large.jpg)
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I love the smell of Nutella but don't like the taste of it. Probably because it is hazelnut spread and I don't like nuts.
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(http://i.imgur.com/1bBp1bV.jpg)
Milk chocolate hurts my teeth and goes straight to my waist. I can't get enough of these things though.