$2 Kinder Surprise eggs! Your government at it's best.
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Woman's candy egg seized at border
CBC – Mon, 10 Jan 5:54 PM EST
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.
Full story: http://ca.news.yahoo.com/womans-candy-egg-seized-border-20110110-145449-459.html