Border officials seize Kinder Surprise Egg, send 7 page letter

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I'm surprised she got searched at all. I never got searched when going across the US-Canadian border.

But yeah, it's pretty ridiculous that the government officials can't use some common sense. I guess they must be too bored with nothing to do at the USCIS office or whatever they call it now.

 

[silverpig]

A friend of mine was crossing the border into the US a few years ago and he brought with him an orange for a snack on the road. It was confiscated at the US border because he wasn't allowed to bring in any plants.

The funny thing is, the orange was originally from California and still had the sticker on it

 

[Jaskalas]

Aside from children potentially choking on the toys, the real reason Kinder Eggs are banned is the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938. This Act prohibits the embedding of non-food items completely enclosed inside food items, unless the non-edible part has a functioning value. For example a lollipop or popsicle stick is not edible but is a useful handle. This Act was originally put into place to prevent the addition of hazardous items to processed food and has never been changed.

There was some outrage until reading the link posted above on page 1. It seems quite reasonable after that, the only real question is whether the border should be concerned with such things.

 

[Vette73]

I'm surprised she got searched at all. I never got searched when going across the US-Canadian border.

But yeah, it's pretty ridiculous that the government officials can't use some common sense. I guess they must be too bored with nothing to do at the USCIS office or whatever they call it now.

I think it is like the airports. Some get selected for searchs and most just go through.