No Kinder surprise for Skybird?

STEED · 08-07-08, 01:29 PM

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Kinder surprise egg facing ban in Germany: reports
BERLIN (AFP) - Despite being a massive hit with children and adults alike, German lawmakers want to ban Kinder surprise eggs on safety grounds, press reports said on Thursday.
Millions of the chocolate eggs with a toy inside are sold every year in Europe's biggest economy, but according to a parliamentary health commission it is dangerous to combine food and toys in one product, the Bild daily said.
"Children cannot tell the difference between a toy and food," the Welt newspaper cited Miriam Gruss from the commission as saying.
A spokeswoman for Ferrero, the Italian confectionery firm that has made the eggs since 1974, said a ban would be unjustified as the figures or toys are enclosed in a yellow plastic capsule.
"There is absolutely no evidence that there is an increased danger from the combination of food and toys," Ferrero spokeswoman Elise Glaab told Die Welt.
Ferrero brings out 20 new sets of figures every year for the eggs, as well as 150 new kits for toys that have to be put together with the help of a tiny instructions sheet, the paper said.
The commission is also looking at forcing youngsters to wear cycle helmets and making schoolbooks lighter so children don't injure themselves or tire themselves out carrying them around all day, the paper added.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/2008080...t-86d1698.html

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Tango589 · 08-07-08, 01:31 PM

OH MY GOD IT'S SPREADING!!! SHUT THE WINDOWS, PULL DOWN THE BLINDS AND HAMMER CROOKED PIECES OF WOOD OVER THE DOORS!!

It really is enough to make you burst into tears. Who decided kids can't tell the difference between chocolate and plastic? Some half-assed local government bloater with a cheap suit and bad haircut. That's who.

^rant over^

^breathe deep and relax^

Task Force · 08-07-08, 01:43 PM

WOW kind of dum if you ask me.:rotfl: Why ban the candy,Just ban the toy in the candy.

Tango589 · 08-07-08, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Task Force

WOW kind of dum if you ask me.:rotfl: Why ban the candy,Just ban the toy in the candy.

You shouldn't have even have to do that. Just ban eejits from becoming politicians. 'What's that Skippy? World government has collapsed? Never mind.'

FIREWALL · 08-07-08, 02:00 PM

The part about lighter school books is a good way to turn little boys into little girls fast.

STEED · 08-07-08, 05:18 PM

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The commission is also looking at forcing youngsters to wear cycle helmets and making schoolbooks lighter so children don't injure themselves or tire themselves out carrying them around all day, the paper added.

Are Health and safety reasons. :hmm:

nikimcbee · 08-07-08, 05:22 PM

We are secretly sending Kali-fornia politicans overthere to spread the love around.

Skybird · 08-07-08, 06:11 PM

Eeeek! These things are cult over here! You can see adults spending ten minutes standing at thr table with the eggs, shaking them to their ear and try to find the one with the right surprise just for them. After they shook half a hundred eggs, they buy one, then.

Adult behave more idiotic at these opportunities than any child would ever do, so I assume the EU officials were about launching an anti-idiot-campaing, but then disliked the idea of shooing themselves in it's execution, so they focussed on the chocolate egg issue instead.

VipertheSniper · 08-07-08, 06:18 PM

lighter schoolbooks? How about teaching those kids to pack their stuff the night before going to school? It's not the weight of the books per se, but that they carry all of them around even when they don't need them. While I certainly agree that the spine will get much more strained when you have to carry much books in a backpack, especially at a younger age, to make the books lighter is certainly not the right way.

Forcing the kids to wear cycle helmets? How about making the parents do their job?

Task Force · 08-07-08, 10:51 PM

In this country the school books must have concret pages because they way a ton.:rotfl: and there only

this thick.:rotfl:

08-07-08, 01:31 PM	#2
Tango589 Still crazy as ever! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 3,375 Downloads: 180 Uploads: 1	OH MY GOD IT'S SPREADING!!! SHUT THE WINDOWS, PULL DOWN THE BLINDS AND HAMMER CROOKED PIECES OF WOOD OVER THE DOORS!! It really is enough to make you burst into tears. Who decided kids can't tell the difference between chocolate and plastic? Some half-assed local government bloater with a cheap suit and bad haircut. That's who. ^rant over^ ^breathe deep and relax^ __________________ Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way...

08-07-08, 01:43 PM	#3
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	WOW kind of dum if you ask me.:rotfl: Why ban the candy,Just ban the toy in the candy. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

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FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	The part about lighter school books is a good way to turn little boys into little girls fast. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

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nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	We are secretly sending Kali-fornia politicans overthere to spread the love around. __________________

08-07-08, 06:11 PM	#8
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Eeeek! These things are cult over here! You can see adults spending ten minutes standing at thr table with the eggs, shaking them to their ear and try to find the one with the right surprise just for them. After they shook half a hundred eggs, they buy one, then. Adult behave more idiotic at these opportunities than any child would ever do, so I assume the EU officials were about launching an anti-idiot-campaing, but then disliked the idea of shooing themselves in it's execution, so they focussed on the chocolate egg issue instead. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

08-07-08, 06:18 PM	#9
VipertheSniper Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Austria Posts: 1,070 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	lighter schoolbooks? How about teaching those kids to pack their stuff the night before going to school? It's not the weight of the books per se, but that they carry all of them around even when they don't need them. While I certainly agree that the spine will get much more strained when you have to carry much books in a backpack, especially at a younger age, to make the books lighter is certainly not the right way. Forcing the kids to wear cycle helmets? How about making the parents do their job?

08-07-08, 10:51 PM	#10
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	In this country the school books must have concret pages because they way a ton.:rotfl: and there only this thick.:rotfl: __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"