Why Kinder Surprise Eggs Are Illegal In The United States - Chowhound

The watershed 1938 Act allowed the FDA to come up with food standards and regulate medical devices and cosmetics. In this capacity, the agency has overseen some of the biggest food recalls in history, including Odwalla juice in 1996 and bagged spinach a decade later due to E. Coli outbreaks in both types of products. The Kinder Surprise Egg, according to the FDA, violates the 1938 Act since any "confectionery…