We’ve been getting comments from folks about foods sold in the US that violate the laws that are used to keep Kinder Surprise Eggs out of the States. So we thought, why not have a violator’s page? We are not trying to get rid of these other foods, but hope to make a point – Kinder Eggs are being unfairly targeted. Dare I say it? Yes, I believe I will – Kinder Eggs are being targeted because they would be too successful. Yep, that’s what I personally believe.
To make our point about the law being moot (I’ve been dying to use that word) and the gov’t targeting our lovely Kinder Eggs, here are the violators mentioned before. Think of others? Send them in.
**** Thanks to Stephanie Price for sharing this violator with us.
Choco Treasure – http://www.chocotreasure.com/index.html
Sold as “A chocolate egg with a toy surprise inside,”
Say it with me….”WHAT???”
**** King’s Cake - Now before all you Mardi Gras people send nasty grams, remember that we are not trying to rid the US of any of these foods. We’re just trying to add one more treat to our lives! 
From Wikipedia -
A king cake (sometimes rendered as kingcake, kings’ cake, king’s cake, or three kings cake) is a type of cake associated with the festival of Epiphany in the Christmas season in a number of countries, and in other places with Mardi Gras and Carnival...In the United States, which celebrates Carnival in the Southeastern region, it is associated instead with Mardi Gras traditions.
The cake has a small trinket (often a small plastic baby, sometimes said to represent Baby Jesus) inside, and the person who gets the piece of cake with the trinket has various privileges and obligations (such as buying the cake for the next celebration).
****Cracker Jack – the staple of baseball enthusiasts everywhere. Also, a food we’re unable to have in our room. Major peanut allergy in this house. Despite that random information – Cracker Jack falls under the “Violator” category. From Cracker Jack’s official site -
Cracker Jack brand has been an American favorite for more than 105 years. The delicious blend of caramel coated popcorn and peanuts is just as good as you remember. And who can forget the thrill of opening the toy surprise inside!
July 24, 2012 – Thanks to a Free The Egg supporter, we have a new violator! The fortune cookie. Can you imagine if the gov’t banned them?
I buy Kinder eggs all the time at a independent grocer near me in Atlanta. I never realized they were smuggled in.
Just don’t tell anyone. Enjoy them, Jeff! When I move back to the States, I might just contact you to find out where your “supplier” is and drive up to get my “fix”.
I live in ATL and can’t find them. Where is the store you get them from? I love them so much and haven’t had one in about 13 years
I live in Atlanta…where do you get them?!
I’ve been waiting to see if someone replies, but so far it has been silent. Since the eggs are illegal, you may not be able to find them in Atlanta. If someone knows otherwise, please respond. I have to approve every post before it is published. If you’re giving a location that sells the eggs, I will not publish it but will keep it handy in case someone needs a “fix”. lol
yes, they sold these treasure eggs made in china here at our safeway store this easter for $1 a piece…i bought them, took them apart and took photos of the toys the chocolate smelled awful and i threw it away because i do not eat food made in china after all the poisoned baby formula and pet food scandals….
so Made in China toys and chocolate is okay with the FDA for american children? this is a scandal and we should inform 60minutes to investigate!!! lets do it….i check out their facebook page and suggest a report!!!
Ah! I am angry! I see choco treasure and chupa chups chocolate eggs with toys inside sold….This is ridiculous. To have such embarrassing substitutes to Kinder’s great tasting chocolate and unique, fun toys…I am no longer a child, but I have a collection dating back to early 90′s which I refuse to stop fulfilling.
I’m sorry but that cake looks nasty.
A King Cake isn’t really a cake. It’s more like a giant cinnamon roll. They’re kind of ugly when the colored sugars run together, but they taste divine.
Need a kinder fix. Where can I get them in Atlanta area!!! Please respond!! Desperate!!! I promise not to compromise this source.
I’m not sure Cracker Jack boxes actually have “toys” really, not anymore. Mostly lame little paper comics, or a “holographic” image on occasion. Even using the term prize would be too kind, I remember lamenting the decline of the prizes (even though they weren’t wonderful when I was a child) in the late 90s.
I’ll bet they changed their prizes because of issues like this. The other two however? I don’t understand how Choco Treasures can be sold when Kinder Eggs can’t, and I don’t see bakery raids around Mardi Gras to make sure that they aren’t putting in plastic babies.