Talk:Kinder Surprise

Ingredients

Generally some good information here, but do we need the ingredients list and everything? Makes it sound very much like it's been ripped from advertising literature. Darac 08:15, 24 Oct 2003 (UTC)

I've removed it, it's unnecessary. Dysprosia 08:17, 24 Oct 2003 (UTC)

Category

Italian cuisine... is this category appropriate? it is an industrial product .. nutella belongs to this category too? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.208.106.6 (talk • contribs) 14:20, October 8, 2004 (UTC)

Inhalations and regulations

I'd like to know how a toy can be "inhaled". They had this warning back in my school days. And just what is this American regulation about? -- Smjg 16:38, 31 Jan 2005 (UTC)

If a child had just drunk a cup of hot tea, this infra-red heat combined with the UV light from a nearby window if it was a particularly sunny day, would be sufficient to ionise a layer ~10 atoms thick around the toy, thus, if the child were to suddenly hyperventilate, the air resistance would blow this now superheated molten plastic back onto the toy, whereupon any sudden movement could cause the entire toy to vapourise, allowing it to be inhaled and cause cancer in rats. boffy_b 21:55, 2005 May 27 (UTC)

(Thanks for the contribution to BJAODN! That made my day!--Planetary 21:24, 1 October 2006 (UTC))

But...

• Do children under 3 drink tea? Do many parents consider hot tea to be suitable for under 3s?
• Surely somebody of any age can hyperventilate. Does a child become immune to the effect at 3? And considering at least one source implies that this is longer than the average lifespan of a rat, how can they be sure? :-)
• Moreover, is this really anything to do with "small parts"?

-- Smjg 13:40, 22 July 2005 (UTC)

The FDA has decided that putting plastic toys inside edible candy shells is a choking hazard. This was obviously decided by a stupid bureaucrat who'd never had a Kinder Egg, or they'd have seen that the plastic capsule in which the toy is contained is far too large for anyone to swallow by accident (or even intentionally). I was introduced to Kinder Eggs on a trip to Spain, and was so disappointed when I found out they weren't allowed in America. I'm glad stores that sell imported candy stock it anyway (and that any government officials who know that turn a blind eye!) Icarus 06:04, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

Does this also mean that fortune cookies are illegal unless the fortune is on edible paper? And that if an Easter egg is sold with sweets as filling, the sweets must not be wrapped? Moreover, what about fresh fruits that have cores, stones, pips, etc.? -- Smjg 13:40, 22 July 2005 (UTC)

I haven`t eaten kinder egg for years, but it used to have paper strip warning that toy itself has smal parts and is inappropriate for children under 3 (which was true except for "every seventh egg"). However when I used to eat kinder eggs plastic shell (containg toy) was closed so tight that the easiest way to open it was with teeth and if you do so you can pinch your lips or tongue with shell and when I was opening shell in such way I always thought that I must be cerefull because if I would accedently inhale or swalow shell it would stuck in my troat because it is too large to simply swalow so FDA is right, but it is realy stupid that they have banned eggs - they could just warn people not to put closed plastick shells in mouth -- Xil - talk 14:17, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

I frankly doubt this regulation even exists - the "citation needed" tag has been there for ages. -67.163.21.39 18:38, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

Never mind; the tag is new. But it's still been unreferenced for ages. -67.163.21.39 18:39, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

Inhaled could simply mean stuffed up the nose. And FYI, do keep an eye on kids, they tend to put stuff in any hole they can find on their body.Youkai no unmei 21:42, 8 February 2007 (UTC) Liam was thinking that the toys could be accidently swallowed by the kids from the movie "Maria, Full of Grace." Any takers for this discussion jump-off point ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Igopogo69 (talk • contribs) 09:34, April 4, 2006 (UTC)

Move to Kinder Surprise

Kinder Surprise is the official name of the product - "Kinder Egg" is just a colloquialism. It even says so on the Hungarian egg shown. --Zilog Jones 01:29, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

I moved this to Kinder Surprise, but it was moved back immediately by another user, with no explanation. Kinder Surprise is the official name, and the article should be under that heading. I moved the discussion, I did a redirect. I don't see why it should be reverted.209.69.41.129 22:39, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

Kinder Toys being banned in US is a bold and justified step. As practicing pediatrician I have seen a case of kinder toy ingestion by an infant. It took two hours for the endoscopist(Physician using endoscope to see inside of food pipe) to remove a part of kinder joy toy from the stomach of this child. Organisations like the WATCH should in various countries strive hard to watch for hazardous toys and get them recalled from market. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Harshmohindersingh (talk • contribs) 04:59, 26 November 2011 (UTC)

Statuettes

Most fans however were often disappointed to find such a figure in the capsule, because unless the person was a collector, it served to little interest of the customer as it was merely just a decoration, opposed to the little toys which had the fun of assembling, applying little stickers, and often a way to play with the toy, such as tiny cars or rubberband controlled mechanisms.

First, always be careful when using words like "most" in any article. Second, there have been these so-called "passive" toys for as long as there have been toys. Green plastic army soldiers are merely statuettes, but they literally sell by the bucketload. Wikipedia cannot be held responsible for Kinder Surprise consumers not having sufficient imagination or creativity to play with a statuette. Personally, I don't like stickers, but that doesn't mean I'm going to bemoan them in an encyclopedic article.

65.105.113.194 16:42, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

References

I just wanted to note that in the massive multi player online role playing game, Kingdom of Loathing, edible food called "lucky surprise eggs" are obtainable. When you use the "lucky surprise egg" you obtain a new item called a "tiny plastic toy". I just thought that might be a reference to kinder surprise eggs. My source is http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Lucky_Surprise_Egg. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cefka (talk • contribs) 20:21, December 30, 2006 (UTC)

Cadbury poo egg

Say whut? Weefz 00:55, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

Vandalism. –mysid☎ 20:07, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

Article Overhaul

Wikipedians are encouraged to be bold, and in that spirit, I have undertaken an overhaul of this article, because it is rather sorely lacking in much essential information. I personally have a collection of over 5,000 Kinder toys, so I think I know a little bit about this subject. ;-)

I have added a lot of new information and created new sections accordingly. I also changed the "Statuettes" section to "Hand-Painted Figurines". I don't know of any Kinder Surprise collector who refers to hand-painted figurines as "statuettes". I'm also planning to add several new links and references, as there are a number of very informative sites out there. But I'll fine-tune my existing changes somewhat. I've left the introductory paragraph alone, as that actually looked pretty good, but may eventually make one or two minor changes to it.

I had a little bit of trouble saving my changes last night. When I first tried to save them, I got a message saying the edit couldn't be processed. However, it worked the second time, but I forgot to add back my note that I had overhauled the article and added much new information.

It is my goal to make this article a much more comprehensive and informative overview of Kinder Surprise eggs and toys, and I think I've already taken quite significant steps in that direction as I share some of the knowledge that I have gained from over a decade of Kinder toy collecting.

Best Regards

Nzyowie 00:30, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

What a great contribution. Thank you! :-) (I have made some minor edits to make the style conform to the Wikipedia:Manual of Style.) –mysid☎ 16:23, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

USA

sucks that we cant have them because we have too many retard babes that choke on them. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.238.80.86 (talk) 00:44, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

1997 Recall

I'm curious as to why a U.S. agency would issue a recall on a product that isn't legally sold here anyway. Anyone ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.71.198.62 (talk) 01:58, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Impending ban?

Apparently Germany may ban these things. See this Guardian article. 86.136.250.154 (talk) 22:57, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

Who copied whom?

Interesting article. I've left the introductory paragraph alone, as that actually looked pretty good..." But it is a word-for-word duplicate of http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Kinder-Egg. Same author?

I'd like to see more on the legal battles in the UK and Germany.  After a couple of hours of research (including media sites to which I subscribe), I've found a record of five deaths between 1995 and 2000, none since (someone will not doubt correct this if it's in error) with how many zillion kinder eggs sold?  While the death of any child is a tragedy, a ban is fatuous.  Should parents perhaps assume responsibility for looking after their children?  Why were those five children allowed to access the toys in the first place?  

68.150.132.36 (talk) 17:47, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

"Collecting Kinder Surprise Toys is Great"

The entire section looks like promotional material - not encyclopedic. Changed title, but wasn't sure whether to edit remaining section, or just rip it out. Thoughts? Heduanna (talk) 04:53, 26 February 2009 (UTC)Heduanna

Tagged for Original Research

This article needs to be rewritten or at least trimmed. It is written very much from a collectors point of view rather than in an encyclopedic style. It's much too long with unneeded, trivial information, and is completely unsourced. -- œ^™ 21:14, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

I don't think there are magicodes any more

I want someone 'in the know' to have a look at whether there are still magicodes. When I go to the site, there is no box to enter them, also the eggs no longer contain the little slips of paper. However (and this is a big 'however') this could be regional. I don't want to start editing, only to find that European users (for example) still get them. 76.10.182.75 (talk) 19:20, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Took out a sentence

"You have to be careful; however some may contain toys that may choke small children to death. " I took this out because it's not in an encyclopedic tone and also because I think the choking question is covered in the first part of the article. I suppose some discussion of the safety of the small toys separate from the hazard of swallowing the whole capsule could be included if someone has a reference. Pinball22 (talk) 20:56, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

I believe Kinder Surprise Eggs are sold in a few places in the US, including Walgreen. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.93.240.163 (talk) 01:52, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

"including reasons involving the German across the street"

What is this? Some common phrase? Google does not know it as such. (it is in the first sentence under the prohibition in USA). --Xerces8 (talk) 16:25, 26 November 2011 (UTC)

"Four deaths between 91 and 98"

I think the article linked (citation 6) talks about 6 deaths, not 4, and the main subject of the article was an additional one in 1989. Perhaps too minor a correction to bother with? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.161.82.43 (talk) 23:52, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

Origin of the "Kinder" name?

Hi there, does anyone know why the brand is called "Kinder"? I am asking because "Kinder" means "children" in German, and I've always been wondering why an Italian company should market their products with a German (and German-sounding!) word. So far, I haven't found anything on this either on Wikipedia (checking English, German and French version articles) or on the official Ferrero website. Would be grateful for any hint!

--Georgepauljohnringo (talk) 21:01, 2 February 2012 (UTC)